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Michael Bennet: “I hope, Dr. Clark, that we will be able to overcome our own presumption of dysfunction in the U.S. Congress and actually…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2018
I hope, Dr. Clark, that we will be able to overcome our own presumption of dysfunction in the U.S. Congress and actually move some of this legislation forward.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

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Bennet expresses hope for legislative progress despite Congress's dysfunction.

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