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G. K. Butterfield: “We are notorious for cutting off witnesses, so please don't take this personally, but the five minutes go pretty fast.”

On the recordApril 17, 2019
We are notorious for cutting off witnesses, so please don't take this personally, but the five minutes go pretty fast.
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G. K. Butterfield
Democratic · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Butterfield acknowledges the time constraints during testimonies.

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