If we're going to move authorities and resources back from the Defense Department to the State Department we have to be able to function effectively and demonstrate our efficiency.
Hillary Clinton: “If we're going to move authorities and resources back from the Defense Department to the State Department we have to be…”
On the recordJanuary 12, 2009
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Clinton stresses the need for effective functioning of the State Department for resource transfer.
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