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Pat Meehan: “The discourse is getting far too vitriolic and I think that's a problem.”

On the recordJune 13, 2017
The discourse is getting far too vitriolic and I think that's a problem.
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Pat Meehan
Pennsylvania

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Meehan comments on the negative impact of vitriolic discourse in politics.

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