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Jim Cooper: “The fact that President Bush had as many IG vacancies in 2004 as President Obama does today does not mean we should…”

On the recordMay 9, 2012
The fact that President Bush had as many IG vacancies in 2004 as President Obama does today does not mean we should ignore the current vacancies.
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Jim Cooper
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Stressing that past vacancies should not excuse current inaction.

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