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Howard Griffith: “I think about 80 to 85 percent of what the previous administration wanted to accomplish could have been accomplished if…”

On the recordApril 25, 2018
I think about 80 to 85 percent of what the previous administration wanted to accomplish could have been accomplished if they hadn't done sloppy legal work.
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Howard Griffith
Republican · Virginia

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Griffith criticizes the previous administration's legal work affecting policy implementation.

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