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Lloyd Doggett: “The question is whether or not we will take the action to do something to change anything, and that, whether that action…”

On the recordMay 28, 2014
The question is whether or not we will take the action to do something to change anything, and that, whether that action will occur in a meaningful way is far from certain in this Congress.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Doggett expresses doubt about Congress's willingness to take meaningful action on child welfare.

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