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Tom Carper: “We don't need permission to conduct oversight, and we are abdicating a fundamental responsibility of this body if we…”

On the recordJune 19, 2018
We don't need permission to conduct oversight, and we are abdicating a fundamental responsibility of this body if we continue to fail to do so.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Emphasizes the importance of oversight responsibilities of the Committee.

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