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Dan Burton: “We want to make sure. We want to make sure we are covering the waterfront so that there is no problem and they are not…”

On the recordSeptember 26, 1997
We want to make sure. We want to make sure we are covering the waterfront so that there is no problem and they are not covering up something.
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Dan Burton
Indiana

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Discussing the need for transparency and thoroughness in oversight.

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