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John Sarbanes: We trained hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form into teams, we would be reorganized. I was to…

On the recordNovember 15, 2002
We trained hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form into teams, we would be reorganized. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing, and the wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization. We could not have a more appropriate quote to the situation that we are confronting today.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

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Discussing the impact of legislation on federal employees during a Senate debate.

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