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Dick Lugar: “My time's up, but I would just comment, I think the explanation made is very important, and we have a responsibility, as…”

On the recordApril 20, 2009
My time's up, but I would just comment, I think the explanation made is very important, and we have a responsibility, as Senators or members of the House or what have you, to understand enough of this to be able to explain some of this to our constituents, to the press at home, as opposed to getting on a high horse, becoming so moralistic that we it's impossible for any of this to succeed.
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Dick Lugar
Republican · Indiana
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Lugar emphasizes the importance of understanding complex issues to communicate effectively with constituents.

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