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On the recordOctober 21, 2009
I think Congress should be able to call Carol Browner, the President's energy and environmental czar, to ask her about the negotiations that she conducted with the automobile industry.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

Editor's note · Context

Collins argues for Congress's right to call czars for testimony on significant policy negotiations.

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