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Jared Huffman: “I want to challenge the assumption that our job is simply to fight about them.”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
I want to challenge the assumption that our job is simply to fight about them.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Huffman advocates for collaboration over partisanship in addressing resource issues.

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