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Bart Stupak: “My problem with this is, the way my colleague phrased his question is, because this person was an associate and there…”

On the recordMay 12, 1998
My problem with this is, the way my colleague phrased his question is, because this person was an associate and there was a business operative and there is a Communist cigarette, he just made three assumptions there. My answer would be, send the FBI agents out. Check with this individual. If there is a need to bring him before a committee and need to subpoena him, then do their investigation before they subpoena.
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Bart Stupak

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Addressing concerns about assumptions made regarding an investigation.

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