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On the recordDecember 15, 2015
We would obviously strongly urge that this be a very high-quality individual with a very strong mandate to go after corruption, after the difficulties of the previous administration.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin emphasizes the need for a strong Attorney General to combat corruption in Afghanistan.

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