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Richard Burr: “In 24 years, I have done a lot of hearings. I found it almost impossible to have an agency witness at the table who…”

On the recordJanuary 22, 2018
In 24 years, I have done a lot of hearings. I found it almost impossible to have an agency witness at the table who testified and the private panel comes up second, and get an agency person to stay in the room to listen to the private sector.
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Richard Burr
Republican · North Carolina

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Burr reflects on the rarity of agency witnesses attending hearings.

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