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Ned Lamont: “That was the right move. It took us a while to get there. And the thought of a mandatory quarantine that the president…”

On the recordMarch 29, 2020
That was the right move. It took us a while to get there. And the thought of a mandatory quarantine that the president mused about -- you know, my phone was ringing off the hook. What does that mean? Are you going to shut down the highways?
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Ned Lamont
Democratic · Connecticut

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Governor Lamont discusses the decision regarding the travel advisory and the challenges of enforcing a mandatory quarantine.

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