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On the recordFebruary 4, 2016
I say to Senator McCain, I think it is a disconnection from reality--trying to shape a reality that does not exist. Can you imagine your good friend Ronald Reagan, if he had been President, what the Iranians would have done? Mr. McCAIN. Could I remind our colleague that some of our colleagues recall that the day Ronald Reagan was sworn in as President of the United States, the hostages that were being held from our Embassy in Iran came home.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina
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Feb 4, 2016

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