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Claire McCaskill: “You can make excuses and disagree, you can say, 'We will think about it,' or you can say, 'You know, thanks. You are…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2016
You can make excuses and disagree, you can say, 'We will think about it,' or you can say, 'You know, thanks. You are right. We are going to change this.'
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

McCaskill outlines the three possible responses to audit findings, criticizing the lack of commitment to change.

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