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On the recordSeptember 18, 2013
I would hope that we treat witnesses who have come here a bit better than that, and nobody deserves to be harangued in the manner that she was.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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Schakowsky advocates for respectful treatment of witnesses during committee hearings.

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