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Tim Walz: It takes 40 years of rapid economic development, not 40 weeks or 40 months.

On the recordMay 19, 2014
It takes 40 years of rapid economic development, not 40 weeks or 40 months.
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Tim Walz
Democratic · Minnesota

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Walz emphasizes the long-term nature of societal changes.

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