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On the recordMarch 6, 2024
After I left the hearing, some of my majority colleagues mischaracterized my words by claiming that the minority-invited witness was unwilling to answer questions.
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Melanie Stansbury
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Stansbury refutes claims about a witness's unavailability during a hearing.

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