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Frank Pallone: I just think that it is important when--it just disturbs me a great deal to think that what you are basically telling me…

On the recordOctober 22, 2015
I just think that it is important when--it just disturbs me a great deal to think that what you are basically telling me is that anything Congress asks you to do, no matter how spurious it might be, no matter whether or not you think it is important or not, you are just going to do it because Congress asked you to do it.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Pallone criticizes the GAO's willingness to follow Congress's requests without questioning their validity.

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