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Gilbert Gutknecht: If this is an innocent bureaucratic snafu, why is it that the bureaucrat who was most responsible when he was called…

On the recordJuly 10, 1996
If this is an innocent bureaucratic snafu, why is it that the bureaucrat who was most responsible when he was called before the Senate, why did he take the fifth amendment? There are a lot of unanswered questions and I think the American people are expecting us to get to the bottom of it.
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Gilbert Gutknecht
Republican · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Addressing accountability in government during a discussion on bureaucratic issues.

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