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On the recordApril 24, 2013
When a department or an agency can't or doesn't give a straight answer to the press or the American public and the American public becomes frustrated, it is the mission of this committee to get the answers, and know in unambiguous terms, they deserve to know specifically how this ammo is being procured and in what quantities.
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Thomas Massie
Republican · Kentucky

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Massie emphasizes the committee's role in ensuring transparency from government agencies.

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