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Jamie Raskin: “The overall institutional sense that I get is one of basic passivity and reactivity to events rather than getting on top…”

On the recordMay 2, 2017
The overall institutional sense that I get is one of basic passivity and reactivity to events rather than getting on top of it.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin criticizes the government's passive response to student debt issues.

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