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Joel Hefley: “I think we share the same kind of goals. You have had a very bad experience with it, and I think a lot of us have. We…”

On the recordMay 19, 1998
I think we share the same kind of goals. You have had a very bad experience with it, and I think a lot of us have. We want to make it work right. We do not want to throw it out, because I think it does have merit, but I want it to work.
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Joel Hefley
Republican · Colorado

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Discussing the need for improvement in a specific program or policy.

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