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On the recordApril 29, 2010
Is it a fair statement of mine to put, ``Gosh, we released four'' into the context of, ``Yeah, but we are holding 84''? That is the way the ratio works right now; does it not?
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
Source
govinfo.gov
Apr 29, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker addresses the disparity in confirmed U.S. officials between the Bush and Obama administrations.

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