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Joe Lieberman: “I can tell you that--perhaps this is saying the obvious--if the reorganization authority had been enacted already and…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2012
I can tell you that--perhaps this is saying the obvious--if the reorganization authority had been enacted already and the fast-track process was law, any presidential proposal--let us take this one--would be taken with a greater degree of seriousness.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Lieberman points out the significance of having reorganization authority for presidential proposals.

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