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On the recordMarch 7, 2011
I think you get a little more humble as you go along in this business and you realize that passing a bill isn't everything that it is cut out to be.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott reflects on the complexities of passing legislation beyond just voting.

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