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Sean Patrick Maloney: “My question is, when was it used? When in the history of this Congress did a chairman go out and unilaterally issue…”

On the recordJune 20, 1997
My question is, when was it used? When in the history of this Congress did a chairman go out and unilaterally issue subpoenas? Never in the history of this Congress has it happened. The numbers speak for themselves. Zero to 156. Furthermore, 156 of those subpoenas had been issued for Democrats, 9 are targeting Republicans. The numbers speak for themselves. We should not be wasting $12 million to $15 million on a partisan investigation.
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Sean Patrick Maloney
New York

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Addressing concerns over the issuance of subpoenas in a congressional investigation.

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