Richard Lugar provided his opening statement during the Senate hearing.
04/22/2009
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Senator Lugar and I are committed to hear from everybody so that the Senate can build the strongest record possible.
I simply want to take the opportunity to thank you and to congratulate you, Secretary Campbell, on your vigorous and ten...
we should recognize that our ability to manufacture a predictable outcome of this crisis is extremely limited.
Unfortunately, Senator Bill Frist, who was the Republican majority leader, decided there were other priorities.