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Jeb Hensarling: “If you want to bet on conspiracy versus incompetency, incompetency wins every time.”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2011
If you want to bet on conspiracy versus incompetency, incompetency wins every time.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Hensarling emphasizes that incompetency is a bigger issue than conspiracy in government.

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