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Ed Markey: Daniel Patrick Moynihan used to say, if you didn't want to help an issue or hurt an issue, you just engaged in benign…

On the recordMay 17, 2023
Daniel Patrick Moynihan used to say, if you didn't want to help an issue or hurt an issue, you just engaged in benign neglect, you just don't do anything.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey criticizes inaction on critical issues as intentional neglect.

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