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Mark Warner: “It seems to me that I have engendered a spirited debate that I had no intention of doing. So I would drop the issue. I…”

On the recordNovember 8, 2005
It seems to me that I have engendered a spirited debate that I had no intention of doing. So I would drop the issue. I do not intend to be an expert on the political content. Clearly, Rush Limbaugh does have a strong preference for the more conservative issues, but I cannot believe that there are not some programs that have a strong bent for issues which are other than conservative, call them what one wishes. It seems to me that zero percent is something that is indefensible, and we will leave it at that. I see the distinguished Senator from Iowa on the floor. It is his amendment. I yield the floor at this time.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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