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Leon Panetta: “Keeping this committee fully and currently informed is not optional--it's the law, and it is my solemn obligation to…”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2009
Keeping this committee fully and currently informed is not optional--it's the law, and it is my solemn obligation to fulfill that requirement.
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Leon Panetta
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Panetta emphasizes the legal obligation to keep Congress informed.

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