Nancy Pelosi: “We cannot allow the perfect to be the enemy of the effective and of…”

On the recordFebruary 16, 2009

We cannot allow the perfect to be the enemy of the effective and of the necessary.

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Nancy Pelosi argues for the necessity of the stimulus plan despite its imperfections.

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Nancy Pelosi: “We cannot allow the perfect to be the enemy of the effective and of the necessary.”