Brooke Rollins: “We had just won the House, the Senate, and the governorship.”

“It was called the policy orientation for the Texas Legislature. I know we've changed the name over the years, and I was a 28 or 29 years old. We had just won the House, the Senate, and the governorship. Rick Perry, David Dewhurst. Thank you, Mr. Craddock, who's probably here today. And it was a new day, and I was hired to take over this think tank.” (10:46–10:51)

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