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Scott Peters: “If it is not bipartisan, it generally doesn't pass, and if it is not bipartisan, it certainly doesn't last.”

On the recordJuly 27, 2020
If it is not bipartisan, it generally doesn't pass, and if it is not bipartisan, it certainly doesn't last.
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Scott Peters
Democratic · California

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Peters argues that bipartisan support is essential for legislation to succeed.

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