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Jim Inhofe: “It was my wish we would have a stronger amendment. There was one in the House that mentioned Yasser Arafat. I think we…”

On the recordMay 2, 2002
It was my wish we would have a stronger amendment. There was one in the House that mentioned Yasser Arafat. I think we should be mentioning Yasser Arafat. We are in a war on terrorism. He is a terrorist. Sometimes we forget that in 1973 he gunned down three of our diplomats, including our U.S. Ambassador. He fits every description, every definition of a terrorist. All of us need to rise up and fight our battles, including Israel. This amendment is not strong enough, but I do support it.
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma

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Discussing support for an amendment related to terrorism and Yasser Arafat.

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