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Tim Walberg: “We need to ask the people that were there, not rely upon hearsay evidence as to whether or not there was an order to…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2013
We need to ask the people that were there, not rely upon hearsay evidence as to whether or not there was an order to stand down.
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Tim Walberg
Republican · Michigan

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Walberg insists on questioning firsthand witnesses rather than relying on hearsay.

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