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Jerry Nadler: “This hearing of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties will come to order, with the…”

On the recordJuly 29, 2009
This hearing of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties will come to order, with the agreement of the minority.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Nadler announces the start of the hearing after a delay due to House votes.

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