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Joe Lieberman: “It seemed to us that we had to at least guarantee that the person going into this position, so critical to the lives and…”

On the recordApril 21, 2009
It seemed to us that we had to at least guarantee that the person going into this position, so critical to the lives and safety of Americans at times of emergency, have had the basic experience to give us the confidence to believe that he could do this job.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Lieberman stresses the importance of experience for the FEMA Administrator.

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