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Tom Coburn: “You had made a commitment to me at that time that you would do whatever you could in your power, if Congress failed to…”

On the recordJune 16, 2009
You had made a commitment to me at that time that you would do whatever you could in your power, if Congress failed to act, to make sure that that was funded.
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn reminds Holder of his commitment regarding funding for civil rights investigations.

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