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George Voinovich

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George Voinovich is a former Republican politician from Ohio who served as the 65th Governor of Ohio from 1991 to 1998. He was also a U.S. Senator from Ohio from 1999 to 2011. Voinovich's tenure as governor was marked by efforts to improve the state's economy and education system. As a senator, he focused on issues such as fiscal responsibility, national security, and environmental protection. Voinovich was known for his moderate stance within the Republican Party and often sought bipartisan solutions to legislative challenges.

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Dec 8, 2009

Can we do a better job of preparing those individuals that we are asking to do this job?

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Dec 8, 2009

We assumed, based on what was told to us, that they had figured this out, and the fact is, they didn't.

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Dec 8, 2009

We are probably going to have to have folks there for a longer period than what the President presented.

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Dec 8, 2009

I think there was some curtailment of language training or waivers put into place to get people out.

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Dec 8, 2009

I want to thank you very much for having this hearing. I don't have any other questions. But this has been a great hearing and I am fired up.

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Dec 8, 2009

Let me just ask you one other thing.

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Dec 8, 2009

I need to know how much money you do need.

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Dec 8, 2009

But you ought to have a plan, at least--

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Dec 8, 2009

Now, is that ordinarily somebody, if I got a hold of Richard Holbrooke and said, do you have something written down that shows that you have thought, and here is the plan, how many people, human capital, etc., do you think that is in place?

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Dec 8, 2009

I think the thing that bothers me the most, and I think, Senator Akaka, you did a good job of laying it out, is that it appears that the people that have been brought on don't have the training that they need to get the job done.

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Dec 8, 2009

Just one other thing, just for information purposes.

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