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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: “I want to continue with Congressman Raskin's line of questioning, because in your report, you indicated a governmentwide…”

On the recordMarch 5, 2019
I want to continue with Congressman Raskin's line of questioning, because in your report, you indicated a governmentwide security clearance backlog of 565,000 investigations.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida

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Wasserman Schultz highlights a significant backlog in security clearance investigations.

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