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Ed Markey: I was operating under the misimpression that you were chairman over everything that comes under the purview of private…

On the recordJuly 24, 2013
I was operating under the misimpression that you were chairman over everything that comes under the purview of private commerce in the United States.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey mistakenly thought the Chairman oversaw all private commerce standards.

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