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On the recordJanuary 16, 2017
this rush job, this inability to allow the public to see this debate, the imperative to get this hearing in before we have all the information.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy criticizes the rushed hearing process and lack of public transparency.

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