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On the recordJanuary 7, 2014
you would work to avoid any undue influence, how do you do that when you have a Member of Congress or a significant management officer at Homeland Security trying to influence you?
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn questions Roth on managing external influences as Inspector General.

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