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Jerry Brown: We are a very powerful if not the most powerful country in the world. And if the country cannot make decisions about how…

On the recordAugust 3, 2011
We are a very powerful if not the most powerful country in the world. And if the country cannot make decisions about how it spends money or how it deals with its basic problems, but instead squabbles with the scapegoating, finger-pointing and blaming, I think that is an ominous sign going forward.
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Jerry Brown
California

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Jerry Brown emphasizes the importance of decision-making in government spending and the dangers of political infighting.

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