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Louise Slaughter: I am stunned at what the previous speaker has just said. What does he mean that no Democrat has expressed any outrage?…

On the recordJune 23, 2004
I am stunned at what the previous speaker has just said. What does he mean that no Democrat has expressed any outrage? Has the gentleman polled every Democrat in the country? Does he know that no Democrat has expressed outrage over the beheading of American citizens?
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Louise Slaughter
New York

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Responding to a previous speaker's comments about Democrats' reactions to violence against Americans.

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