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On the recordJuly 29, 2009
Today the Subcommittee--and let me, before I do the opening statement, I apologize for everyone here, including the witnesses, for the fact that this is almost 2 hours getting--late getting started, but that was unavoidably, as you know, because of the votes, which I assume you saw up there.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler apologizes for the delay in starting the hearing due to House votes.

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