I share all of your frustrations, and my job is to make sure that we don't come here with more excuses, but we come here with action.
Leon Panetta: “I share all of your frustrations, and my job is to make sure that we don't come here with more excuses, but we come here…”
On the recordJune 12, 2012
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Panetta acknowledges frustrations and emphasizes the need for action.
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