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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I think, Mr. Clancy, that you understand that the kind--the anger, the outrage that you hear really comes from this…”

On the recordMarch 23, 2015
I think, Mr. Clancy, that you understand that the kind--the anger, the outrage that you hear really comes from this notion that you are a zero failure agency.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton expresses frustration over the Secret Service's perceived lack of accountability.

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