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Mike Quigley: “You don't want to give anybody an out because you don't ask a specific enough question.”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2018
You don't want to give anybody an out because you don't ask a specific enough question.
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Mike Quigley
Democratic · Illinois

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Mike Quigley discusses the importance of asking specific questions in committee settings to avoid giving anyone an excuse to evade accountability.

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