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On the recordOctober 13, 2021
this moment is way bigger than Donald Trump, maybe even bigger than what happened on January 6, because of this committee cannot get people to testify in front of it in an oversight capacity, then I believe we are on the verge of admitting to the country, that there are no checks and balances.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri
Source
msnbc.com

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Claire McCaskill emphasizes the importance of the committee's ability to compel testimony for maintaining checks and balances.

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