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Dick Durbin: “The civil service problems that you have talked about caught my attention, and I called them to the attention of Senator…”

On the recordJune 27, 2001
The civil service problems that you have talked about caught my attention, and I called them to the attention of Senator Voinovich.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
Source
congress.gov
Jun 27, 2001

Editor's note · Context

Discussing civil service issues with Admiral Martin and Senator Voinovich.

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