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Jeff Merkley: “His reassignment was intended to send a message, and that message was received.”

On the recordNovember 18, 2019
His reassignment was intended to send a message, and that message was received.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley states the reassignment was a warning to other staff about political pressures.

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