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On the recordApril 15, 2013
And most of the obligations that have already been incurred... relate to policies and decisions that were made during the eight years of the prior administration.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

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Pointing out that many current obligations stem from previous administration decisions.

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