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Bob Kerrey: The one statement that the Senator from Wisconsin made that causes me to have some concern is the statement that I…

On the recordSeptember 12, 1996
The one statement that the Senator from Wisconsin made that causes me to have some concern is the statement that I believe the Volcker Commission said that political appointees actually make it more difficult for the President to carry out whatever it was he or she campaigned upon. One of the facts here is that this would take it from 2,800 down to----
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Bob Kerrey
Nebraska

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Discussing concerns about political appointees and their impact on presidential campaigns.

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