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Lamar Alexander: “I was very innocent, and I nearly got my head taken off by the Democratic majority, which included Senator Kennedy…”

On the recordJanuary 12, 2009
I was very innocent, and I nearly got my head taken off by the Democratic majority, which included Senator Kennedy, Senator Harkin, and a number of others.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Reflects on his past experiences with the committee and its members.

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