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Richard Blumenthal: “But making matters worse, the new administration has pursued a regulatory freeze and a hiring freeze, which may have…”

On the recordJune 20, 2017
But making matters worse, the new administration has pursued a regulatory freeze and a hiring freeze, which may have impacts on the ongoing effort to implement these programs.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal highlights the negative effects of the administration's regulatory and hiring freezes on security efforts.

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