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Ron Johnson: “Like I say, it sounds good, but sometimes making something bigger does not make it better.”

On the recordDecember 10, 2013
Like I say, it sounds good, but sometimes making something bigger does not make it better.
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Ron Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

Editor's note · Context

Cautioning against the assumption that larger government structures are more effective.

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