I do recall now that the Senator mentions it that that was the procedure during the Watergate committee hearings, and that gives the minority an opportunity to make their views known to the majority that they might not otherwise have. I tend to view that favorably.
Mike Thompson: “I do recall now that the Senator mentions it that that was the procedure during the Watergate committee hearings, and…”
On the recordMarch 11, 1997
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Discussing procedural opportunities for minority views in committee hearings.
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