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Lincoln Chafee: I retract that word ``helpless.'' I feel frustrated. I am not totally helpless. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, if the…

On the recordMarch 5, 1998
I retract that word ``helpless.'' I feel frustrated. I am not totally helpless. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, if the Senator was asking a question about why the Supreme Court and the district court ruled this provision unconstitutional, I say to my good friend that it cried out for correction.
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Lincoln Chafee
Rhode Island

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Addressing feelings of frustration regarding a previous statement.

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