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On the recordFebruary 14, 2008
We don't know because we can't get one sheet of paper from Mr. Bolten and nobody else will talk to us. That's precisely why we were forced to this position, sir.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Addressing the lack of cooperation from the White House in a congressional investigation.

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