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Tom Cole: “It's been pretty Damn successful for 250 years.”

Featuring: Tom Cole, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 4th Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 37:32

So again, we live in an amazing country, live in an amazing era. I would just tell people, don't get too discouraged and don't give up on the United States of America. It's been pretty Damn successful for 250 years. Whether it goes through a great Depression and all the disaster and all the tragedy that flowed out of that, or I mean, I mean, how can you not be excited? (37:32–37:37)

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