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Ed Royce: We had a chance to knock them dead, and we held back because of interagency cooperation.

On the recordJune 7, 2017
We had a chance to knock them dead, and we held back because of interagency cooperation.
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Ed Royce
Republican · California

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Royce expresses frustration over missed opportunities due to lack of cooperation.

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