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Charles Rangel: “I conclude by saying that, when issues are serious enough for us to draft other people's kids, when they are serious…”

On the recordJune 17, 2015
I conclude by saying that, when issues are serious enough for us to draft other people's kids, when they are serious enough for us to say that we are not going to borrow money from Communist China to pay for these wars, then I can be convinced, even if I disagree, that when this Congress and this President believes my country is being threatened, you count me in. Until such time, we are waiting to hear about the threat to our national security so that we can make up our minds.
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Charles Rangel
Democratic · New York
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Jun 17, 2015

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