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Roy Blunt: If I understood your thought also of hiring 280 new officers a year for the next three years, understanding that other…

On the recordJanuary 4, 2022
If I understood your thought also of hiring 280 new officers a year for the next three years, understanding that other officers will retire and find other opportunities, and you--that number sounds about right to me to get up to where you need to be.
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Roy Blunt
Republican · Missouri

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Discussing the hiring strategy for new officers to meet staffing needs.

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