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W. Weldon: “What I am saying and what my colleagues are saying, let us have that debate. Let us have a real amendment, not a phony…”

On the recordJuly 1, 1999
What I am saying and what my colleagues are saying, let us have that debate. Let us have a real amendment, not a phony amendment, where we have the President's policies hidden behind the skirts and the uniforms of the men and women in this military.
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W. Weldon
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Addressing the need for a genuine debate on President Bush's policies.

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