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On the recordMay 7, 2014
We try to do oversight. We try to do good oversight, not 'gotcha' oversight, but constructive oversight.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper emphasizes the importance of constructive oversight in the Legislative Branch.

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