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Jon Tester: It is something that I actually feel very strongly about because it compromises transparency and it impairs our ability…

On the recordNovember 18, 2013
It is something that I actually feel very strongly about because it compromises transparency and it impairs our ability to perform quality oversight.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Tester emphasizes the importance of transparency and oversight in relation to overclassification.

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