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On the recordOctober 18, 2023
the American public just--we are afraid to tell the American public the inconvenient truth because if you tell them what the problem is, they are going to want to know what the solution is
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Steve Womack
Republican · Arkansas

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Womack highlights the reluctance to communicate difficult truths to the public.

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