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On the recordJuly 7, 2015
One of the things we try to focus on in this Committee is not dealing with symptoms of problems, but how do we deal with root causes of the problems.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper emphasizes addressing root causes of issues rather than just symptoms.

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