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Karen Bass: “I am deeply concerned at the departures that I hear of so many people leaving the State Department.”

On the recordDecember 5, 2017
I am deeply concerned at the departures that I hear of so many people leaving the State Department.
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Karen Bass
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Bass raises concerns about staffing issues at the State Department.

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