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Glickman, who became Agriculture Secretary weeks after his
1994 defeat. “But Obama has to
build public support and he needs
respected validators out there:
people in the faith-based community, business people, military, police, law enforcement. That even
may not be enough … This is a
hard-ass political issue.”
The White House is aware of
this. An administration aide told
The Huffington Post that both
the president and vice president
would travel outside of Wash-
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“I WOULD TALK UNTIL I WAS BLUE
IN THE FACE. THERE WAS
JUST A LOT OF MISINFORMATION.”
ington to sell the comprehensive
package of reforms. The president’s campaign arm, recently
converted to a non-profit 501(c)
(4) organization, would be utilized
to drum up public support. In addition, the White House would
work hand-in-hand with mayors, governors, law enforcement,
David Price
(left) who
supported
the 1994 bill,
with Rep. Hal
Rogers (RKY) in 2008.