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Joe Cunningham: “The gentleman thinks that both President Clinton and President Bush would have wanted to put people in office that they…”

On the recordJuly 25, 2001
The gentleman thinks that both President Clinton and President Bush would have wanted to put people in office that they wanted, even though they were not voted upon?
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Joe Cunningham
South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the appointment practices of past presidents during a debate.

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