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Mazie Hirono: By what right, by what authority can Mr. Burck possibly designate a document as 'committee confidential'?

On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
By what right, by what authority can Mr. Burck possibly designate a document as 'committee confidential'?
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono questions the authority of a private attorney over document classification.

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