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Floyd Spence: “I am personally saddened to hear of the remarks attributed to Ms. Sara Lister relative to the Marine Corps. I cannot go…”

On the recordNovember 13, 1997
I am personally saddened to hear of the remarks attributed to Ms. Sara Lister relative to the Marine Corps. I cannot go into detail, I do not have enough time to make a speech on behalf of the Corps and in defense of the Corps, but I would like to just submit as part of my remarks an article which appeared in the Washington Times today which this quote comes from. Kate O'Beirne, the Washington editor of National Review magazine, appeared with Ms. Lister on the panel, and here is what she said: ``It is actually a slander at both the Marine Corps and the Army,'' she said in an interview. ``What attributes of the Marine Corps does she disrespect? Self-discipline? Courage? Patriotism? She believes these pose a danger to society and by implication she's grateful the Army doesn't share the Marine Corps attributes. Shocking.''
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Floyd Spence
South Carolina
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Addressing remarks made by Sara Lister about the Marine Corps during a House floor speech.

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