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On the recordApril 14, 2021
I come into this boiling with frustration because of 8 years of work--and it always falls off the ledge because of a change in the executive branch. And I am going to get this done.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Expressing frustration over repeated setbacks in healthcare initiatives due to administrative changes.

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