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On the recordJune 3, 2019
Good morning and welcome to a joint hearing of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China and the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission.
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Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts

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McGovern opens a hearing on the Tiananmen Square protests and their aftermath.

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