… and sit down with colleagues who are on the ground to think about how to solve problems. I'll just tell you this. I've been at the city and county level. There are not many people who run for Congress or the Senate who start their careers as an appointed public servant at the city and the county level. So I understand, like, when you say, I don't have the funding, I understand what that feels like inside of a department. There are not many people who do. (02:11–02:22)
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Asserts that it is uncommon for congressional or senatorial candidates to have started as appointed public servants at local levels.
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