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Jeb Hensarling: “It causes many to wonder why they ran for Congress in the first place. And the answer: they apparently wish to be…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2014
It causes many to wonder why they ran for Congress in the first place. And the answer: they apparently wish to be defenders and apologists of the status quo.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas

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Hensarling questions the motives of Democrats in Congress, suggesting they support the status quo.

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