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Eric Holder: Today's vote may make for good political theater in the minds of some, but it is, at base, both a crass effort and a…

On the recordJune 27, 2012
Today's vote may make for good political theater in the minds of some, but it is, at base, both a crass effort and a grave disservice to the American people. They expect and they deserve far more.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Eric Holder criticized the contempt vote against him as a political stunt that does not serve the American public.

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