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Roger Williams: Usually, you hear about having more people than you need with the government; now, we have too few.

On the recordMay 16, 2023
Usually, you hear about having more people than you need with the government; now, we have too few.
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Roger Williams
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Highlighting staffing shortages in government oversight.

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