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On the recordNovember 22, 2021
we need to know who organized, planned, paid for and received funds related to those events as well as what communications organizers had with officials in the White House and Congress.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi
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Bennie Thompson emphasizes the need for information regarding the organization and funding of the January 6 events.

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