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Mike Capuano: “Let's be honest: You and your agency are called here 62 times not to have the typical oversight that is our…”

On the recordApril 4, 2017
Let's be honest: You and your agency are called here 62 times not to have the typical oversight that is our responsibility, but to beat the hell out of you and to try to make sure we get rid of this agency.
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Mike Capuano
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Capuano accuses his colleagues of using oversight hearings to undermine an agency.

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