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Jason Smith: “It is extremely disappointing that any Federal employee that is asked by Congress to come and testify and to give…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2013
It is extremely disappointing that any Federal employee that is asked by Congress to come and testify and to give information in a broader sense and they refuse to testify or refuse to be present, that's unacceptable. They shouldn't be a Federal employee if they are not willing to stand up and justify what they do in their position. Constantly you see the buck just continue to be passed on, and never does it stop with a lot of folks in the bureaucracy in the Federal Government. I think that's our responsibility, that's our responsibility as Members of Congress, is to go after these bureaucrats who try to never allow the truth to always be seen immediately.
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Jason Smith
Republican · Missouri
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Jul 17, 2013

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