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Arlen Specter: I can confirm the contentious meeting. In fact, I can confirm that the Senator from Delaware was present in many…

On the recordMarch 22, 1999
I can confirm the contentious meeting. In fact, I can confirm that the Senator from Delaware was present in many contentious meetings, not only with President Bush but others. Those were the meetings where some light was shed. I was interested to note the generational difference by the Senator from Delaware, and he indeed associated himself with the Vietnam war. I would choose to associate myself with the Persian Gulf war.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Discussing generational differences in military conflict during a Senate debate.

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