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On the recordMay 21, 2021
This is about politics. Here`s how. They have this thing that says well, in order to issue a subpoena, you need both the Republican and the Democratic side evenly divided to agree to it. But that`s not the point from politics. You don`t actually need the subpoena. All you need is a story out there saying congressman so and so, they want to subpoena him or her, but they can`t because the Republicans are blocking it.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida
Source
msnbc.com

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Rubio expresses concern that the commission will be used as a political weapon against Republicans.

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