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John Thune: “We think it would be unfortunate that if, that that consensus, after having been reached, after so much difficult…”

On the recordOctober 11, 2011
We think it would be unfortunate that if, that that consensus, after having been reached, after so much difficult negotiation, get destroyed as a consequence of making the perfect the enemy of the good.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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Warning against losing consensus on broadband reform due to perfectionism.

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