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Arlen Specter: “But says it complimentary. I don't know. The tone of his voice was usually derisive. There was one time the Senate had…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2007
But says it complimentary. I don't know. The tone of his voice was usually derisive. There was one time the Senate had two Philadelphia lawyers, Senator Hugh Scott and Senator Joe Clark, they were lawyers together. Senator Clark was elected to the Senate in 1956 for two terms and Senator Scott in 1958 for three terms. So there was an overlapping period of time where there were two Philadelphia lawyers in the Senate. But notwithstanding the questioning tone, sometimes, of Senator Grassley about a Philadelphia lawyer, I maintain my view of him at the highest level of comparison to President Truman.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Discussing the legacy of Philadelphia lawyers in the Senate.

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