Political Quotes

On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
The legislature is impotent, the legislature is weak, and most people here want their jobs more than they really want to do legislative work.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

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Lee critiques the current state of the legislative branch's effectiveness.

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