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Andy Barr: “There is a desperate need for a fundamental overhaul of the structure of this agency to make it much more accountable.”

On the recordApril 10, 2018
There is a desperate need for a fundamental overhaul of the structure of this agency to make it much more accountable.
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Andy Barr
Republican · Kentucky

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Barr argues for significant reforms in the agency's structure for better accountability.

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