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Michael Bennet: I think the question maybe is a slightly different one because it is sort of a balance between how prescriptive we want…

On the recordMay 24, 2010
I think the question maybe is a slightly different one because it is sort of a balance between how prescriptive we want to be from here versus how much flexibility we want to give people to make the right decisions.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

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Bennet discusses balancing prescriptiveness and flexibility in decision-making.

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