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    Shoot the Staff
    Shoot the Staff
    Shoot the Staff
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    Shoot the Staff

    By C J Houy

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    Fred Hendricks, with a creaky back and chronic heartburn, is retiring from the United States Senate staff after forty years. But first, in a new assignment as the lead staffer for the defense appropriations subcommittee, he has to shepherd one last appropriations bill to enactment. His hopes for a smooth process are dashed when a whistleblower w

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCharles J Houy
    Release dateAug 31, 2020
    ISBN9780999218754
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