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Brad Sherman: “We ask the country to strive toward the best possible policy options, not just to joyfully embrace anything on the…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 2009
We ask the country to strive toward the best possible policy options, not just to joyfully embrace anything on the theory that it is better than inaction.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

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Sherman emphasizes the need for careful policy choices over hasty decisions.

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