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John Cornyn: I think it was Ralph Waldo Emerson that said, 'To the person whose only tool is a hammer, that person tends to regard…

On the recordAugust 3, 2009
I think it was Ralph Waldo Emerson that said, 'To the person whose only tool is a hammer, that person tends to regard every problem as a nail.'
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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Cornyn suggests a different approach to resolving the ongoing debate.

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