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Yvette Clarke: Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Let me say that today's hearing has been a great Congressional theater, certainly the…

On the recordMarch 9, 2011
Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Let me say that today's hearing has been a great Congressional theater, certainly the equivalent of reality TV.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

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Clarke critiques the hearing's lack of substantive discussion on terrorism.

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