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John Neely Kennedy: “The water in Washington, D.C. is not going to clear up until…”

Featuring: John Neely Kennedy, Republican | U.S. Senate from Louisiana

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The Wit & Wisdom of Sen John Kennedy One-on-One: How to Test Negative for Stupid

Published | Video Starts at 14:20

And the third reason I wrote it was to try to make people understand that it doesn't have to be this way if we have a return to common sense. But. But I also don't bubble wrap it. The water in Washington, D.C. is not going to clear up until you get the pigs out of the creek. That's just the way it is. And look, some people like the book, some don't. I'm really proud it's doing well. All right. And so I gave him some grief, but it is a terrific book. (14:20–14:26)

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Asserts that corruption or inefficiency in Washington, D.C. will persist without significant change.

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