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On the recordMay 12, 2009
It is because, first, the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has historically had jurisdiction over matters related to the District of Columbia.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Lieberman explains the committee's jurisdiction over D.C. matters.

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