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On the recordFebruary 23, 2016
I never thought that any law was 100 percent. And I think part of our responsibility is when we do something, if we find a problem with it later on, we should fix it.
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Mike Capuano
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Capuano emphasizes the need to amend laws if issues arise.

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