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Peter Roskam: “I am always one to learn and I am always open to instruction, and I appreciate that very much. But the point is when a…”

On the recordMay 17, 2007
I am always one to learn and I am always open to instruction, and I appreciate that very much. But the point is when a question is asked in committee and the ranking member of a subcommittee asks it and it is essentially not answered, I think the subtext is ``trust in me.'' And I think that the opportunity as we move forward is to say, look, we have got an opportunity to take a $3 billion fund here that has been created that the chairman of the committee has found and to do the right thing with it.
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Peter Roskam
Republican · Illinois

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Discussing the importance of accountability in committee discussions regarding a $3 billion fund.

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