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Mike Turner: “It is pretty hard to get something if you have given up your leverage.”

On the recordNovember 19, 2020
It is pretty hard to get something if you have given up your leverage.
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Mike Turner
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the importance of maintaining leverage in negotiations.

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