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Chuck Schumer: I think it is clear, and I have been talking with people in my State, that the President has stepped over the line with…

On the recordSeptember 25, 2002
I think it is clear, and I have been talking with people in my State, that the President has stepped over the line with these remarks. This weekend, I was asked by many people way to the left of me: Isn't the President, when he wants to go into Iraq, using politics? I said: No, I don't think so. I think he has been wanting to go into Iraq from the very beginning.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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Discussing the President's remarks and the implications for national security and Iraq.

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