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On the recordJune 21, 2004
I wanted to respond to a couple things the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Burton) said. I think he said that we were suggesting George Bush has been asleep at the switch in Iraq. That is not at all what we have been suggesting here. President Bush has been anything but asleep at the switch. He has been very aggressive regarding Iraq.
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Hon. Joseph M. Hoeffel
Pennsylvania

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Responding to comments about President Bush's actions in Iraq during a discussion.

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