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Tom Carper: “I would like to say that if the shoe were on the other foot, and I were the witness testifying at my confirmation…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2022
I would like to say that if the shoe were on the other foot, and I were the witness testifying at my confirmation hearing, I am not sure I would have brought a 7 and a 9 year old boy to sit behind me, and expect them to behave as well as your daughters have.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper praises the witness's daughters for their behavior during the hearing.

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