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Claire McCaskill: I will never forget speaking to Secretary Chertoff in one of the very first hearings I had in the Committee, and when I…

On the recordMarch 28, 2012
I will never forget speaking to Secretary Chertoff in one of the very first hearings I had in the Committee, and when I asked the question, How many contractors work at the Department of Homeland Security, it was like I was speaking a different language.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

McCaskill recalls a lack of awareness about contractor numbers at DHS.

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