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On the recordMay 3, 2022
I am kind of stunned by that answer because if we're talking about 12 individuals in a system as large as the Indian Health Service to make sure that whistleblowers are protected, it seems like it should be a very high priority, should it not?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley expresses disbelief over lack of whistleblower protection coordinators.

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