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On the recordSeptember 22, 2011
It is a repeat, we thought, I think most of us thought that after the awful spectacle that surrounded the debt ceiling vote that people in Washington would learn.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen reflects on the ongoing issues in Congress and the lack of learning from past mistakes.

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