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Gary Peters: “But some of those problems are as a result of Congress because Congress has jurisdiction, and every committee has…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2018
But some of those problems are as a result of Congress because Congress has jurisdiction, and every committee has jurisdiction over certain agencies.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Senator Peters highlights Congress's role in complicating agency oversight due to jurisdictional issues.

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