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On the recordDecember 10, 2019
I am surprised to hear that the commandant is issuing policies that he is not able or willing to make time to discuss with Congress.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
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Ocasio-Cortez questions the commandant's absence from congressional hearings.

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