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In Politics, Spite Will Forever Trump Progress

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Caleb Newquist

“It’s amazing to me how difficult it is to work together around here, even when we want to.”

~ Orrin Hatch (R-UT), referring to how the U.S. Senate managed to drag out the passing of the small-business bill.

Posted in Quote of the DayTagged Orrin Hatch, Politics, Small Business, U.S. Senate

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