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Dana Rohrabacher: “And, again, leadership quite often means saying no---- and that's the hardest part of a job here in Washington is saying…”

On the recordMay 8, 2018
And, again, leadership quite often means saying no---- and that's the hardest part of a job here in Washington is saying no to people who want money.
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Dana Rohrabacher
Republican · California

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Rohrabacher emphasizes the difficulty of denying funding requests in leadership roles.

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