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On the recordFebruary 28, 2017
obviously, a hiring freeze and other kind of resource restrictions on the VA that are imprudent can have an impact
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

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Sarbanes discusses the negative effects of a hiring freeze on the VA's operations.

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