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Scott Peters: “Finding common ground does not mean we have failed. It does not mean we have abandoned our principles.”

On the recordMarch 5, 2013
Finding common ground does not mean we have failed. It does not mean we have abandoned our principles.
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Scott Peters
Democratic · California

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Peters emphasizes the importance of bipartisan cooperation in Congress.

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