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On the recordApril 4, 2017
Addressing this problem is challenging, particularly when key personnel positions...are vacant, delayed by President Trump's, I believe, counterproductive hiring ban.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Senator Reed criticizes a hiring ban affecting key positions for addressing sexual assault.

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