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Jeff Flake: “I think we could have avoided a lot of the substantial negative input that we have received had the RACs been used for…”

On the recordJune 20, 2016
I think we could have avoided a lot of the substantial negative input that we have received had the RACs been used for their intended purpose.
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Jeff Flake
Republican · Arizona

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Flake suggests prior engagement could have mitigated negative feedback.

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