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Bob Menendez: After 40 years of public life, I have a basic philosophy. If I hear one person complain about something, maybe they are…

On the recordJuly 29, 2014
After 40 years of public life, I have a basic philosophy. If I hear one person complain about something, maybe they are just not happy. If I have two or three people complain about it, maybe it is a coincidence. When I have hundreds complain about it, something is wrong.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez emphasizes the importance of widespread complaints indicating systemic issues.

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