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John Dingell: “Mr. Brown was regrettably an administrator or officer the head of an Arabian horse association. Hardly qualifying him to…”

On the recordSeptember 8, 2005
Mr. Brown was regrettably an administrator or officer the head of an Arabian horse association. Hardly qualifying him to address the kind of problems he's looking at now.
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John Dingell
Democratic · Michigan

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Comment on Michael Brown's lack of relevant experience for his position.

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