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Mitch McConnell: Everybody will be properly vetted as they have been in the past. And I'm hopeful that we'll get up to six or seven…

On the recordJanuary 8, 2017
Everybody will be properly vetted as they have been in the past. And I'm hopeful that we'll get up to six or seven, particularly a national security team in place on day one.
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Mitch McConnell
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

McConnell assured that Trump's cabinet nominees would be properly vetted without delays.

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