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On the recordJune 6, 2017
I think that working with their folks at headquarters--their superintendents, their regional directors--they're the people that are going to have to model the behavior in a very transparent and I would say, upfront and almost an aggressive way, to let their folks know in the field that they're serious about this.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Senator Hirono stresses the need for leadership to model positive behavior in the Park Service.

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