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On the recordJune 20, 2023
Unlike the famous words that I paraphrase of JFK, 'Ask not what you can do for your country but rather what the country can do for you,' I think Governor Cook and Ms. Kugler both want to use their positions and their influence to influence and immerse their philosophies into the mainstream of American life.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Scott critiques nominees for prioritizing personal ideologies over serving the country.

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