Lobbyist Exception

Is this really necessary? Is there no one else on the short list for deputy secretary of defense that has not worked as a lobbyist? As it is, the money involved in defense spending makes momentous decisions deteriorate into debates over which state will get to build the helicopters. Come on, you are off to a great start. 

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