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# Peter Fenn

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Peter H. Fenn is a Democratic Party political strategist, consultant, television commentator and owner of Fenn Communications Group, a political and public affairs media firm based in Washington, DC in the United States. The firm has worked in over 300 campaigns, from presidential to mayoral, and re

##  Quotes by Peter Fenn

> [A basic tenet of healthy democracy is open dialogue and transparency](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-fenn/a-basic-tenet-of-healthy-democracy-is-open-dialogue-and-transparency/)

[Peter Fenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-fenn/)

[Communication](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/communication/)

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> [President Barack Obama has it right - there is a lot to change about Washington. The problem is, not much will get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-fenn/president-barack-obama-has-it-right-there-is-a-lot-to-change-about/)

[Peter Fenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-fenn/)

[Barack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/barack/)

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> [In the first 50 years of the filibuster, it was used only 35 times. But the last Congress alone had 112 cloture…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-fenn/in-the-first-50-years-of-the-filibuster-it-was-used-only-35-times-but/)

[Peter Fenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-fenn/)

[Congress](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/congress/)

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