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On the recordOctober 11, 2011
You want to persecute the agency that is asking for help, and then claim that you are persecuted because they are not moving more quickly.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey criticizes the paradox of blaming the agency for delays while denying it resources.

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