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On the recordMarch 4, 2009
I think maybe in each of those instances, certainly in IRS, the Department of Treasury, you have a Commissioner serving a 5-year term and the head of the Department is a political appointee who may not be there for 5 years.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper discusses the importance of leadership continuity in agencies with political appointees.

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