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On the recordApril 29, 2017
There are two big hurdles. One is the rise of ideological-driven groups on both the left and the right who are requiring one hundred percent compliance with one hundred percent of their views one hundred percent of the time.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Senator Collins discusses the challenges of bipartisanship due to ideological pressures.

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