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Scott Peters: “What I have learned here is that if it is not bipartisan, it won't pass. And if it is not bipartisan, it won't last.”

On the recordFebruary 5, 2019
What I have learned here is that if it is not bipartisan, it won't pass. And if it is not bipartisan, it won't last.
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Scott Peters
Democratic · California

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Peters stresses the importance of bipartisan support for lasting legislation.

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