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On the recordMarch 7, 2016
In the absence of it, we basically allow the State Department, with all their good intentions, to decide what is the course without congressional direction and oversight.
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Bob Menendez Jr.
Democratic · New Jersey
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Highlighting risks of lacking congressional oversight on State Department actions.

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