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On the recordMay 7, 2013
If you detect a note of impatience from myself and from Senator Graham, it comes with the recognition that you are parts of very, very large bureaucracies that do not always move with great alacrity.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse expresses frustration with bureaucratic delays in addressing cyber issues.

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