I don't believe that our present status quo is some ideal state of nature from which any variation is an anomaly or an interference. The status quo right now is riddled with Government hand on the levers of our economy.
Sheldon Whitehouse: “I don't believe that our present status quo is some ideal state of nature from which any variation is an anomaly or an…”
On the recordAugust 5, 2009
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Whitehouse critiques the current economic status quo and government involvement.
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