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Bob Bennett: “If we did away with the dual track... then you do have the 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,' but the Senate cannot…”

On the recordApril 21, 2010
If we did away with the dual track... then you do have the 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,' but the Senate cannot function.
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Bob Bennett
Republican · Utah

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Bennett comments on the implications of eliminating the dual track system in the Senate.

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