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Michael Bennet: The idea that that should be a precedent for the Democrats, eight of whom are here tonight, to ask questions, even…

On the recordJanuary 16, 2017
The idea that that should be a precedent for the Democrats, eight of whom are here tonight, to ask questions, even followups to questions that we've heard tonight, is really unfair and uncharacteristic.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

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Senator Bennet criticizes the unfairness of questioning precedents set by Republicans.

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