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Fred Upton: “We finally had to resort to a subpoena and now the outright resistance of getting answers that both of you, our two…”

On the recordSeptember 22, 2011
We finally had to resort to a subpoena and now the outright resistance of getting answers that both of you, our two witnesses, assured us only last week you that would provide. Let me warn you and the other folks involved in this taxpayer rip-off, we're not done. No, we're not.
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Fred Upton
Republican · Michigan

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Fred Upton expresses frustration over the lack of cooperation from witnesses in a congressional hearing regarding a loan guarantee.

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