Political Quotes

On the recordJune 4, 2018
The purpose is to try to incentivize people doing the right thing and the right thing is saying something when you see something and doing something after you said something. It's really that simple.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Peters emphasized the importance of reporting misconduct in the wake of the Penn State scandal.

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