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Dusty Johnson: I am sure the Senator from Nevada finds the same circumstances when he returns home to his State. We talk to our…

On the recordJune 4, 2002
I am sure the Senator from Nevada finds the same circumstances when he returns home to his State. We talk to our veterans, we talk to our military, we talk to our firefighters, we talk to our law enforcement officers, our ambulance people, our first responders. These are all people willing to put their lives in harm's way, willing to work at very modest wages. They are willing to disrupt their families. They are willing to do a great deal. All they ask is that the American people and the Senate stand behind them, reinforce them, and show support. What kind of signal does this inaction, this obstruction--what kind of signal does this send to those men and women in uniform who do so very much for our Nation during this difficult time? This must be dispiriting to each and every one of them the longer this goes on.
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Dusty Johnson
Republican · South Dakota

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Discussing support for veterans and first responders during a Senate floor debate.

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