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John Conyers: “No. This was from the author of the article, Seymour Hersh, the part that determined that the existence of a program was…”

On the recordMay 17, 2004
No. This was from the author of the article, Seymour Hersh, the part that determined that the existence of a program was to avoid traceability, to have no budget that was reportable. So we did not have anything to even oversight, and then also that they could avoid congressional scrutiny and a requirement or obligation for being briefed to Congress.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Discussing issues of oversight and accountability in government programs.

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