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On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
I actually think hearings like this, and we can use more of them, will be more likely to make improvements if we spend more time listening to stakeholders than listening to each other.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine emphasizes the importance of stakeholder input over partisan debate in hearings.

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