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Steve Scalise: “Yes. I don't know whether the people in D.C. didn't know what their Federal agents on the ground in south Louisiana knew…”

On the recordJune 23, 2010
Yes. I don't know whether the people in D.C. didn't know what their Federal agents on the ground in south Louisiana knew what they were doing, but it's happening every single day. It seems like we have problems like this every day, so you can't just say it's miscommunication. Clearly, it's a lack of leadership. The President, under the law, is responsible for that leadership, and clearly, he is not doing his job, and he is not engaged.
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Steve Scalise
Republican · Louisiana
Source
govinfo.gov
Jun 23, 2010

Editor's note · Context

Scalise criticizes the President's leadership and engagement regarding federal response in Louisiana.

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