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On the recordOctober 11, 2011
the decision did not create a problem that needs fixing--that Booker in fact was the fix, not the problem, and our response should be don't just do something, stand there.
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Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia

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Scott argues that the Supreme Court's decision was a solution, not an issue requiring correction.

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