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Bill Delahunt: “It is as if the right hand did not know what the left hand was doing. It is as if nobody is in charge. That is the only…”

On the recordJuly 14, 2003
It is as if the right hand did not know what the left hand was doing. It is as if nobody is in charge. That is the only reasonable conclusion that one can infer from this murky explanation, this passing almost a legalistic argument.
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Bill Delahunt
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing the lack of coordination in government actions.

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