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On the recordMay 16, 2016
We are a very hospitable environment to witnesses. And once in a while we deny them their Fifth Amendment rights, once in a while we badger them, once in a while we call them names.
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Steve Lynch
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Lynch comments on the committee's treatment of witnesses during hearings.

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