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On the recordMarch 1, 2016
At its optimum efficiency, Congress moves at 10 miles an hour, and we have a world that is moving at 100 miles an hour.
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John Yarmuth
Democratic · Kentucky

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Yarmuth highlights the slow pace of Congress compared to rapid global changes.

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