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On the recordJanuary 31, 2023
I suspect this hearing is also intended to distract from the fact that Republicans have failed to pass any meaningful legislation in their first month in the majority.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York
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Nadler suggests the hearing is a distraction from Republican inaction.

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