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Richard Blumenthal: “My time has expired. In deference to the other members of the Committee, I'm going to stay within the limit.”

On the recordFebruary 5, 2018
My time has expired. In deference to the other members of the Committee, I'm going to stay within the limit.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal acknowledges time constraints during the committee meeting.

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