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On the recordJune 4, 2012
Well, I think we have to figure out a way to try to remove as much as this as possible from the Federal Government and put it in the State and local offices where frankly, they are going to be the ones that are going to have the best ears to the ground.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

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McCaskill advocates for decentralizing federal responsibilities to state and local offices.

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