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Heidi Heitkamp: “This is always a challenge because there are two functions, right? There is the oversight function, which we, as…”

On the recordOctober 25, 2017
This is always a challenge because there are two functions, right? There is the oversight function, which we, as legislators, all believe is absolutely critical.
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Heidi Heitkamp
Democratic · North Dakota

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Heitkamp discusses the dual roles of oversight and legislative intent.

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