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On the recordJune 9, 2009
It won't be easy. Just the sheer size and complexity of the Federal Government and the entrenched interests that often fight to protect certain programs--make this kind of work treacherous and too often thankless.
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Hiram Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

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Bennet acknowledges the challenges Zients will face in his role.

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