On the recordDecember 10, 2008
Part of the reason that I got into politics is because we have to reclaim a tradition of public service that is about people and their lives.
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presidency.ucsb.edu“Part of the reason that I got into politics is because we have to reclaim a tradition of public service that is about people and their lives.”
Remarks in Chicago Announcing the Nomination of Tom Daschle as Secretary of Health and Human Services
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