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Ron Johnson: “We have let the perfect be the enemy of the good, and we have allowed governmental dysfunction to prevent us from even…”

On the recordJuly 21, 2015
We have let the perfect be the enemy of the good, and we have allowed governmental dysfunction to prevent us from even doing the basic first little quick fixes to begin protecting our critical infrastructure.
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Ron Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

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Ron Johnson highlights the failure to act on critical infrastructure improvements.

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