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Chris Dodd: “I wonder if my colleague would agree that it is not unreasonable for those who watch those kinds of requests to begin to…”

On the recordMarch 6, 1996
I wonder if my colleague would agree that it is not unreasonable for those who watch those kinds of requests to begin to question whether or not there is an intentional desire to provoke a delay, knowing full well that such a broad request is going to have to be unacceptable, so that time is consumed narrowing the request to a reasonable level so that the White House in this case can respond. I do not know how long my colleague actually spent in those cases to actually narrow the subpoenas down to a reasonable level. May I inquire. Was it several days?
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Chris Dodd
Democratic · Connecticut

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Questioning the intentions behind broad requests for information during a congressional inquiry.

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