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Heidi Heitkamp: We have to be very careful of, that when we set goals and aspirational kind of benchmarks, that we do not create fraud…

On the recordMay 19, 2015
We have to be very careful of, that when we set goals and aspirational kind of benchmarks, that we do not create fraud in achieving those marks.
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Heidi Heitkamp
Democratic · North Dakota

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Senator Heitkamp warns against setting unrealistic goals that may lead to dishonesty.

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