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Mike Levin: “I am usually the optimist. But on this I am skeptical about the ability of this new position, someone whom we are now…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 2004
I am usually the optimist. But on this I am skeptical about the ability of this new position, someone whom we are now throwing into a newly created position, to be able to drive his or her agenda. I am concerned about it. I think it is a concern based on reason. There is a reason to be concerned about it, knowing the bureaucracy and how it works. I think the Specter language is more clear, it is more precise: Supervise, direct, control operations. That doesn't mean picking planes or worrying about the day-to-day activities. That is not how I interpret it. It is not how I interpret it.
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California

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Discussing concerns about a newly created position and its ability to drive an agenda.

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