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Adam Smith: I think it points to the fact that many people here over the years know what the American people want. And they want…

On the recordAugust 1, 1995
I think it points to the fact that many people here over the years know what the American people want. And they want this place cleaned up. But they are not real serious about doing it. But they want to make it look like they are trying. When I got done looking at all the proposals that were being floated out, so many of them were a game.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington

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Addressing the need for genuine reform in Congress.

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