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Tina Smith: “We need to take this agency and tear it down to the studs…”

Featuring: Tina Smith, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Minnesota

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This isn't sustainable. As I talk sort of through what it is that we can like, okay, what can we do about this that, you know, I think that We need to take this agency and tear it down to the studs and start over with a blank piece of paper. We need to completely change how it operates. This is not like a little tweaking around the edges. (18:49–18:54)

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