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On the recordDecember 10, 2019
So, clearly, the Coast Guard must take additional steps to ensure that service members who blow the whistle are protected from this kind of retaliation.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
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Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the need for better protections for whistleblowers in the Coast Guard.

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