Jim DeMint: “It's easier for us, as a Congress, to start a new agency than to try…”

On the recordDecember 1, 2009

It's easier for us, as a Congress, to start a new agency than to try to get another one to change.

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Republican · South Carolina

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DeMint expresses concern about the challenges of changing existing agencies due to collective bargaining agreements.

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Jim DeMint: “It's easier for us, as a Congress, to start a new agency than to try to get another one to change.”