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On the recordApril 24, 2012
She learned about the new positions only a couple days ago, did not know if it was sufficient, and did not know how the Department even reached those numbers.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray highlights confusion regarding the announcement of new positions.

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