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On the recordJuly 20, 2021
We still invite McCarthy to have a change of heart and put responsible people on, but if he won't, and it seems pretty clear he won't, that's not going to deter us from carrying out our constitutional duty.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

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Schiff asserts that the committee will proceed with or without McCarthy's participation.

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