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On the recordApril 14, 2015
Does anyone believe that these individual instances of corruption by bad actors point to systemic corruption throughout the Congress? And I also wonder if any Republican Members support shutting the House down. I don't think so.
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Russell Waters
Democratic · California

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Waters questions the notion that individual corrupt actions indicate systemic issues in Congress.

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