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Paul Tonko: “It is not up to the executive branch to define that purpose.”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2019
It is not up to the executive branch to define that purpose.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Tonko asserts Congress's authority in seeking documents from the executive branch.

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