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Ed Markey: Do you commit to ensure that no employee of the State Department is influenced to take action because it would be…

On the recordJanuary 10, 2017
Do you commit to ensure that no employee of the State Department is influenced to take action because it would be favorable to business interests associated with the President-elect or his family?
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey seeks assurance against conflicts of interest in the State Department.

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