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Steve Chabot: “I would just note as in all hearings, the majority gets to pick 75 percent of the witnesses, three out of four, so my…”

On the recordJuly 23, 2019
I would just note as in all hearings, the majority gets to pick 75 percent of the witnesses, three out of four, so my guess is three out of four are maybe going to have a different view than me here, but we will disagree without being disagreeable as well.
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Steve Chabot
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Chabot acknowledges potential bias in witness selection for the hearing.

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