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Jared Huffman: “Do you agree that our ethics rules exist not just to avoid actual conflicts of interests, but to avoid the appearance of…”

On the recordMay 14, 2019
Do you agree that our ethics rules exist not just to avoid actual conflicts of interests, but to avoid the appearance of a conflict so that the public can have trust and confidence in our government?
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

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Huffman questions the Secretary about the purpose of ethics rules.

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