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On the recordJune 21, 2004
This may be a breakthrough tonight. We have, through the 15 months that we have been handling the Iraq Watch duties on the floor, talked about how we would love to be joined by our Republican colleagues in a good-faith discussion about what is happening in Iraq, to discuss the pros and the cons and to question one another, talk to one another about what is working and what is not working. I do not want to put anybody on the spot, but I would be delighted to have a discussion right now.
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Hon. Joseph M. Hoeffel
Pennsylvania
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Addressing the need for bipartisan discussion on the situation in Iraq.

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