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John Joseph Moakley: “I recall it very well, if I may reclaim my time, but I also recall hearing Members say that there was no official…”

On the recordJanuary 19, 1995
I recall it very well, if I may reclaim my time, but I also recall hearing Members say that there was no official hearing and the only person they heard from--I am talking about the other committee, the Government Operations Committee--was a gentleman who is no longer on that committee.
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John Joseph Moakley
Massachusetts

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Discussing the lack of official hearings in a committee.

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