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Paul Tonko: “The path of least resistance would be to do nothing.”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2020
The path of least resistance would be to do nothing.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Tonko warns against inaction, which could lead to the decline of horseracing.

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