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On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
The staff secretary's job is not to influence the President, but to ensure he gets a balanced diet of viewpoints from all relevant people on the staff.
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Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa

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Grassley explains the role of the staff secretary in providing balanced viewpoints to the President.

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