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Pat Roberts: I made it mandatory that every panel member be shackled to their chair so that they could hear all panels.

On the recordJune 14, 2011
I made it mandatory that every panel member be shackled to their chair so that they could hear all panels.
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Pat Roberts
Republican · Kansas

Editor's note · Context

Senator Roberts humorously suggests a strict measure to ensure panel members pay attention.

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