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Darrell Issa: For these reasons, I strongly support the authority to issue subpoenas, when necessary, to require people to provide…

On the recordJuly 15, 2014
For these reasons, I strongly support the authority to issue subpoenas, when necessary, to require people to provide information to fulfill our constitutional responsibilities, but I cannot and I will not support the abuse of this very powerful authority when it serves no legitimate purpose and where there is no evidence that a witness did anything wrong.
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Darrell Issa
Republican · California

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Issa defends the need for subpoenas while condemning their misuse.

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