I believe that there is a place for competition within the Department, but in an era of scarce funding, redundancies must be kept to a minimum, if not eliminated.
Peter Visclosky: “I believe that there is a place for competition within the Department, but in an era of scarce funding, redundancies…”
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Visclosky emphasizes the need to minimize redundancies in government programs due to limited funding.
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