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On the recordNovember 16, 2011
This is nobody's first rodeo here, and we have all certainly been involved in legislative matters in which the private sector has a very specific point of view.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse emphasizes the experience of senators in legislative matters involving the private sector.

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