I am devastated that this hearing is needed, but it is absolutely needed.
Paul Tonko: “I am devastated that this hearing is needed, but it is absolutely needed.”
On the recordMay 31, 2020
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Tonko expresses sorrow over the necessity of the hearing amid national pain.
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