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Marco Rubio: “This is a clear image of what rewarding mediocrity and failure looks like at the Departmental level--failure that…”

On the recordJune 23, 2015
This is a clear image of what rewarding mediocrity and failure looks like at the Departmental level--failure that cascades down from the leadership to the frontline employee, and ultimately, to the underserved veteran.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Rubio describes the negative impact of poor accountability on veterans.

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