Political Quotes

On the recordSeptember 28, 2021
the public health official doesn't get to decide. The people whose names are on the ballot elected to the state legislature, they get to decide.
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Jim Jordan
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Jordan emphasizes that elected officials should make final decisions, not public health officials.

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