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Eddie Bernice Johnson: “If any of the half-dozen officials had known better, they could have stopped Mr. Jiron for making the mistakes.”

On the recordJuly 14, 2015
If any of the half-dozen officials had known better, they could have stopped Mr. Jiron for making the mistakes.
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Eddie Bernice Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Suggesting that the issues stem from institutional failure, not just individual misconduct.

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