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James Carville: “And I have got to say this. The minority, the House Republican leader, John Boehner, says there's too many hearings? He…”

On the recordJune 9, 2010
And I have got to say this. The minority, the House Republican leader, John Boehner, says there's too many hearings? He has spent too much time under a tanning light, man. We're not having enough hearings. That's the only way that we're getting the information that we get.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

James Carville criticizes John Boehner's comments about the number of hearings related to the oil spill, arguing that more hearings are necessary to obtain information.

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