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On the recordApril 26, 2017
It is limited only by Senate confirmation. It cannot be limited by a list prepared by Congress. {time} 1300 I would just say, finally, that if there is a conflict of interest, as has been suggested, the Librarian cares only about the public interests. It is Donald Trump who has the 30 copyrights, and I don't think we should ask President Trump to take this position with that conflict of interest, something that all of us have been concerned about.
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Zoe Lofgren
Democratic · California

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