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Tom Harkin: But, under Riegel, if there is--if they can say, 'My gosh, we'll never have to give those documents up.'

On the recordAugust 3, 2009
But, under Riegel, if there is--if they can say, 'My gosh, we'll never have to give those documents up.'
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin discusses the implications of the Riegel decision on document disclosure.

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