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On the recordSeptember 28, 2010
One of the things I would like to encourage through the course of these hearings is when the Congress is doing things that, frankly, do not make common sense, that do not really add up, you need to tell us.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper urges accountability in Congress for decisions lacking common sense.

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