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On the recordSeptember 29, 2013
The idea that a group of congressmen who represent less than 10 percent of the House of Representatives could drive this train, I think it strikes makes most Americans as nuts.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen criticizes the influence of a small faction of Congress on national politics.

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