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Ben Cardin: “The merit principles, which basically say we should hire people who can do the job because they have the skills to do…”

On the recordMarch 25, 2009
The merit principles, which basically say we should hire people who can do the job because they have the skills to do the job and we evaluate them by how well they do that job and nothing else.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes the importance of merit-based hiring in government.

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