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Mazie Hirono: But if Mitch wants to just stifle that, he can just move to table the motion.

On the recordJanuary 19, 2020
But if Mitch wants to just stifle that, he can just move to table the motion.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono discusses the potential actions Mitch McConnell could take to prevent witness testimonies from being heard.

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