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Chris Dodd: To people who ask: What is it like to be the leader in the Senate, I often describe it as trying to keep frogs in a…

On the recordDecember 17, 2007
To people who ask: What is it like to be the leader in the Senate, I often describe it as trying to keep frogs in a wheelbarrow. He has a lot of frogs to deal with around here. Trying to keep us all moving in the same direction is not easy.
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Chris Dodd
Democratic · Connecticut

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Thanking the Democratic leader and commenting on the challenges of Senate leadership.

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