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On the recordMay 1, 2017
I was profoundly disappointed that the Obama administration chose to politicize tier rankings rather than speak truth to power.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Criticism of the Obama administration's handling of trafficking report rankings.

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