On the recordApril 29, 2009
I fully expect to have 535 pieces of legislation before this is over, saying, 'Not in my district. Not in my State.'
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congress.govRobert Gates: “I fully expect to have 535 pieces of legislation before this is over, saying, 'Not in my district. Not in my State.'”
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Gates anticipates legislative pushback against closing Guantanamo.
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