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Doris Matsui: “Will the ultimate proposed company be greater than the sum of its parts or will it not?”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2019
Will the ultimate proposed company be greater than the sum of its parts or will it not?
Said by
Doris Matsui
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Mr. Soto questions the potential benefits of the merger.

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