As President Obama cautioned the nation that we cannot allow the perfect to be the effective enemy of the effective and of the necessary and we will not.
Nancy Pelosi: “As President Obama cautioned the nation that we cannot allow the perfect to be the effective enemy of the effective and…”
On the recordFebruary 9, 2009
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Pelosi emphasizes the need to compromise on the stimulus package despite cuts to Democratic priorities.
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