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Russ Feingold: “Mr. President, what Senator Pastore said almost two decades ago on the Senate floor could be said in exactly the same…”

On the recordJanuary 25, 1994
Mr. President, what Senator Pastore said almost two decades ago on the Senate floor could be said in exactly the same terms today. It continues to be true that any attempt to rein in RFE/RL creates a virtual international diplomatic crisis.
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Russ Feingold
Democratic · Wisconsin
Source
govinfo.gov
Jan 25, 1994

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Feingold addresses ongoing concerns about the management and salaries at RFE/RL.

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