I watched as politician after politician has gotten up on daises like this and held hearings like this and said, oh, I am so sorry, we should address this crisis, but then actually wouldn't do anything because it is just political theater.
Stansbury criticizes politicians for failing to act on crises despite acknowledging them.
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