Jim McGovern said "That is a slap in the face to the constitutional authority of this committee and this Congress and we should not stand for it." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 5, 2019

That is a slap in the face to the constitutional authority of this committee and this Congress and we should not stand for it.

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