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On the recordMarch 13, 2013
It is one thing to make a mistake and try to correct it. It is another to willfully and needlessly harm the very people the Department is charged with helping.
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Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Cole emphasizes the harmful impact of administrative errors on Native American families.

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