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Darrell Issa: We should not shirk that responsibility, we should embrace it.

On the recordJune 17, 2013
We should not shirk that responsibility, we should embrace it.
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Darrell Issa
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Call for Congress to embrace its oversight responsibilities.

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