On the recordApril 10, 2018
It is one thing to talk about the effects of the blackout and everything else. It is something else to actually go there and to talk to the people who are impacted by it every day.
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congress.govDiana DeGette: “It is one thing to talk about the effects of the blackout and everything else. It is something else to actually go there…”
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DeGette emphasizes the importance of firsthand experience in understanding the crisis.
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