Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 22, 2014
If you are an accountant, and you are doing the books for a family or for a business, you have to look at two sides of the ledger.
Said by
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse compares energy cost assessments to accounting practices.

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