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Mark Warner: “Mr. Chairman, I am happy to be on the Committee. I do not know if this shows that I drew the long straw or the short…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2009
Mr. Chairman, I am happy to be on the Committee. I do not know if this shows that I drew the long straw or the short straw, but I am happy to be here.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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Senator Warner expresses his contentment about being on the Committee.

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