Political Quotes

On the recordMarch 28, 2011
If you wait until the train wreck to come together for the first time, you are seldom going to be able to forge the necessary consensus.
Said by
Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal stresses the importance of coalition building before crises occur.

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