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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 16, 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 key issues as intentional neglect.

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