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Mike Thompson: Well, can the gentleman, for the viewing public, explain the statute of limitations and the government not doing its job…

On the recordFebruary 24, 1998
Well, can the gentleman, for the viewing public, explain the statute of limitations and the government not doing its job in conducting an investigation and telling that farmer that either your complaint has validity or it does not? But the fact that our government did nothing in the administrative conduct of hearing and now falls behind a statute of limitations issue, to me it is a false notion.
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Mike Thompson
Democratic · California

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Discussing the implications of the statute of limitations on government investigations.

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