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On the recordMarch 27, 2003
You talked a lot about the brain drain in Federal Government.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
Source
congress.gov
Mar 27, 2003

Editor's note · Context

Mentioning the issue of talent retention in government.

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