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Bob Kerrey: “The big thing I see in the system right now is we have a very high barrier to public service.”

On the recordOctober 15, 1999
The big thing I see in the system right now is we have a very high barrier to public service.
Said by
Bob Kerrey
Nebraska
Source
congress.gov
Oct 15, 1999

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