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On the recordDecember 3, 2019
Future generations will measure us, every single member of this committee, by how we choose to answer that question.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Nadler warns that the committee's decisions will impact future perceptions of accountability.

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