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On the recordSeptember 30, 2014
I apologize to the President of Mexico that our Marine, one of our citizens, came into your country and made a wrong turn.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

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Wilson expresses regret over a Marine's mistake in Mexico and seeks forgiveness for him.

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