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On the recordMarch 25, 2009
I really wanted to be here to see whether we had to hold Congressman Hoyer in contempt of the Senate.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cardin humorously remarks on Hoyer's statements during the hearing.

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