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On the recordJuly 23, 1997
When in fact the chairman has said--and I think it has come out since then, that the FBI and CIA in fact cleared that statement and in fact had made some changes, I think one change in one word, is my understanding, one change in one word to the statement that the chairman read, and that they cleared that statement, that this letter was in fact erroneous, that this letter was put forward by someone who I think you suggested probably had no knowledge of what was right or wrong.
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Rick Santorum
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Discussing the clearance of a statement by the FBI and CIA during a congressional debate.

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