Looking at it from their side, they do not want to make a mistake because the first mistake, politics will implode on whoever makes a mistake, whether it is a Republican Administration or a Democratic one.
Barbara Boxer: “Looking at it from their side, they do not want to make a mistake because the first mistake, politics will implode on…”
On the recordJuly 23, 2013
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Boxer emphasizes the political risks of making mistakes in administration.
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