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Danny Davis: “It seems pretty obvious that our priorities are somewhat backward.”

On the recordJuly 13, 2011
It seems pretty obvious that our priorities are somewhat backward.
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Danny Davis
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Davis critiques the committee's focus on issues.

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