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David Gergen: “The lesson is, it's going to be very hard to get things through Congress. There's going to be no rubber-stamp up there.”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2009
The lesson is, it's going to be very hard to get things through Congress. There's going to be no rubber-stamp up there.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen comments on the challenges President Obama will face in getting legislation passed in Congress.

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