If you had the Members of Congress, who, when they left office under whatever circumstances, had a similar ranking of honorable, general, or less-than-honorable, a lot of Members would leave with less-than-honorable discharges because of their behavior here.
Speier expresses concern about Congress members' discharges and their impact on future employment.
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