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Ann Wagner: he decided to use the opportunity to lecture and pontificate, not negotiate.

On the recordFebruary 1, 2016
he decided to use the opportunity to lecture and pontificate, not negotiate.
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Ann Wagner
Republican · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Wagner criticizes the President's approach during debt ceiling negotiations as unproductive.

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