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Nikki Haley: The point is when you get loud, when you get angry, the work stops, things stop moving. And so trying to make sure we…

On the recordJanuary 12, 2016
The point is when you get loud, when you get angry, the work stops, things stop moving. And so trying to make sure we lower the volume, listen to what people are saying because if you listen what they are trying to get, you realize a lot of times there is a place to get there.
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Nikki Haley
Republican · South Carolina

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Haley discusses the need for calmness and listening in political discourse.

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