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On the recordJune 10, 2019
I couldn't help but notice the audience behind our witnesses. Since I have been on this committee, this is without a doubt the youngest-looking--I don't want to make any assumptions--average age that we have had to fill this hearing room.
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Joyce Beatty
Democratic · Ohio

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Mrs. Beatty comments on the youthful audience's presence at the hearing.

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