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Duncan Faircloth: “If they submit a record, they will have to submit a record to the Congress. And of course it would be perjury to lie…”

On the recordMay 19, 1998
If they submit a record, they will have to submit a record to the Congress. And of course it would be perjury to lie about it. They have to submit the record. Yes, I am saying they are going to be held responsible. And to the same fees that we are paying the plaintiffs' attorneys.
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Duncan Faircloth
Republican · North Carolina

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Discussing accountability and record submission in a legislative context.

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