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James Lankford: “Fast and Furious has moved to slow and tedious. We have got to have those documents to be able to finish up this…”

On the recordJune 28, 2012
Fast and Furious has moved to slow and tedious. We have got to have those documents to be able to finish up this investigation. It should have long since been done. Eric Holder told our chairman that he has these documents, but he's using the documents as a bargaining chip to get a better deal. This is not the prerogative when we have a subpoena. We are not looking for some conflict with the administration. We're looking to get to the facts. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fattah).
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma
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Jun 28, 2012

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