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Darrell Issa: We either have to elect the right people, or we have to try to encourage the wrong people to do right things.

On the recordDecember 5, 2013
We either have to elect the right people, or we have to try to encourage the wrong people to do right things.
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Darrell Issa
Republican · California

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Suggesting the need for political change or influencing current leaders for better policies.

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