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Henry Waxman: “When you force a decision, you get a bad decision.”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2012
When you force a decision, you get a bad decision.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman warns that forcing decisions can lead to poor outcomes, likening it to the XL pipeline resolution.

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