Mike Rounds said "I think this is like a swamp filled with gators. Every time you try to drain it, you have one more gator biting someplace that you do not like." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 4, 2015

I think this is like a swamp filled with gators. Every time you try to drain it, you have one more gator biting someplace that you do not like.

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