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Tim Scott: “The fact of the matter is that the average person in this country is not as interested as we are in figuring out how to…”

On the recordMay 25, 2022
The fact of the matter is that the average person in this country is not as interested as we are in figuring out how to make a Republican responsible for what happened, or the Democrat to be responsible for what happens, or the private sector to be responsible for what happens.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Tim Scott emphasizes the public's disinterest in partisan blame for issues.

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