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Eric Holder: “We have in our budget for next year a $1.4 million increase so that we can hire 14 attorneys in our Civil Rights…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2010
We have in our budget for next year a $1.4 million increase so that we can hire 14 attorneys in our Civil Rights Division.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Holder discusses funding to enhance the Civil Rights Division's capacity.

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