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Brian Schatz: “Right. But it's not trivial to--and I understand you're giving me a specific example, but it's, sort of, not trivial at…”

On the recordApril 15, 2014
Right. But it's not trivial to--and I understand you're giving me a specific example, but it's, sort of, not trivial at all that we're sitting here not clear whether we need changes in the law or not and not clear at all whether or not this is a question of leadership or a question of policy.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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Senator Schatz emphasizes the complexity of the legal and leadership issues involved.

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