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Lisa Blunt Rochester: “I think one of the challenges that we face as lawmakers, and the same with our attorneys general across the country, and…”

On the recordMarch 19, 2018
I think one of the challenges that we face as lawmakers, and the same with our attorneys general across the country, and our insurance commissioners, is that we are protecting folks because of folks that are not in this room, that do not care as much as you do.
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Lisa Blunt Rochester
Democratic · Delaware

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Blunt Rochester emphasizes the responsibility of lawmakers to protect those not present.

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