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Carl Levin: “I think the reason we find this study--and you mentioned it--is because we have failed to do our job.”

On the recordAugust 3, 2010
I think the reason we find this study--and you mentioned it--is because we have failed to do our job.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Levin reflects on the failure of Congress to conduct proper oversight.

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