On the recordFebruary 28, 2017
We're very good at punishing people that do something that didn't quite work, and we're not very good about rewarding those people that took a risk.
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congress.govMike Lee: “We're very good at punishing people that do something that didn't quite work, and we're not very good about rewarding…”
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