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On the recordOctober 16, 2017
Congress has never seen a legitimate problem that needs to be dealt with, an opportunity to overreact.
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Thom Tillis
Republican · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Commenting on Congress's tendency to overreact to issues like the Equifax breach.

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