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On the recordJune 19, 2013
Despite what some of my colleagues say, GAO did not recommend that workforce training programs be eliminated.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Clarifies that GAO suggested consolidating bureaucracies, not eliminating programs.

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