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Betty McCollum: “This just isn't about leadership to put up and to be quiet about it. This is also about leadership to see if we need to…”

On the recordMarch 8, 2017
This just isn't about leadership to put up and to be quiet about it. This is also about leadership to see if we need to go back and review and figure out how these folks are not only trained but deployed in the future.
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Betty McCollum
Democratic · Minnesota

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McCollum emphasizes the need for leadership in reviewing training and deployment of personnel.

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