“Joan Sebastian Guerrero should still be alive.”
“This President needs guardrails, not a blank check”
“I cannot vote to fund an illegal war with no justification, no set goal, and no exit strategy.”
“This cannot be acceptable in America.”
“Federal investment like this can transform lives and economies.”
“Anyone responsible for wrongdoing must be held accountable.”

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On the recordMarch 24, 1994
last night a great Mexican leader, Presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio, was assassinated by a coward. Even though violence has not been a part of Mexican politics in the past, this incident shows that all of us in public life are vulnerable. Luis Donaldo Colosio worked with many of us on NAFTA, and we knew him to be a good decent man with a great vision for Mexico's future and a grassroots appreciation for those left behind in Mexican society. He would have been a great Mexican President--in fact, I predict that he would have fully democratized Mexico's political process, continued Mexico's economic and social reforms, and been a champion of Mexico's impoverished classes. All Americans, Democrats and Republicans, the Congress, and the President should support our neighbors in Mexico as the adjust to this tragedy and deal with this political crisis.
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William R. Richardson
New Mexico
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Addressing the assassination of Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio.

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