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Tim Walberg: “I think to go backward would waste an awful lot of resources and put things into greater confusion.”

On the recordNovember 14, 2011
I think to go backward would waste an awful lot of resources and put things into greater confusion.
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Tim Walberg
Republican · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Walberg argues against reverting to previous systems, emphasizing resource waste and confusion.

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