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On the recordJuly 13, 2015
I can't leave it in a vacuum because I had another important vote and that was back when we decided, you know, was talking about Iraq.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

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Meeks reflects on past voting decisions regarding Iraq and their implications.

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