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Tom Carper: “Focus on the 80 percent where we agree, set aside the 20 percent where we do not agree.”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2014
Focus on the 80 percent where we agree, set aside the 20 percent where we do not agree.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper emphasizes bipartisan cooperation by focusing on common ground.

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