Barbara Boxer: “I am not going to call in people who I do not have any oversight over.…”

On the recordDecember 16, 2013

I am not going to call in people who I do not have any oversight over. I think that is an abuse of power.

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Democratic · California

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Boxer defends her authority over agency oversight during a committee discussion.

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Barbara Boxer: “I am not going to call in people who I do not have any oversight over. I think that is an abuse of power.”