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On the recordFebruary 25, 2014
I am not going to go home to my constituents in New Hampshire and say I have authorized something when I do not have a good idea of where I think the outcome of that might be.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Shaheen expresses concern about authorizing actions without clear outcomes.

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