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Judd Gregg: Is it not only the tradition but the legally appropriate action that in a constitutional democracy, where there are two…

On the recordJanuary 14, 2003
Is it not only the tradition but the legally appropriate action that in a constitutional democracy, where there are two major parties, when a majority takes control of a body within that constitutional democracy, the committees be chaired by the majority party?
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Judd Gregg

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Discussing the role of majority parties in committee leadership within a constitutional democracy.

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