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Rick Lazio: “He's ineffective. And he will be ineffective, for two years, if he stays that long. And he should not stay that long.”

On the recordJanuary 19, 2023
He's ineffective. And he will be ineffective, for two years, if he stays that long. And he should not stay that long.
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Rick Lazio
New York

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Lazio argues that Santos will not be effective in his role if he remains in Congress.

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