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Nancy Pelosi: I was so pleased that in the chairman's statement he said, ``In these cases, it is expected that the utmost will be done…

On the recordSeptember 13, 1995
I was so pleased that in the chairman's statement he said, ``In these cases, it is expected that the utmost will be done to resolve the sources and methods or law enforcement problems as soon as possible.'' So that an administration could not just use 120 days for whatever reason, economic purposes or other reasons, in a series of these 120 days to delay addressing the real issue at hand. Is it the gentleman's understanding that they would have to resolve the sources and methods problem as quickly as possible, as indicated in the statement?
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Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · California

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Discussing the resolution of law enforcement problems during a committee meeting.

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