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Ron Wyden: “My colleague is being logical, and heaven forbid that logic should be introduced into this, because we would…”

On the recordJuly 26, 2017
My colleague is being logical, and heaven forbid that logic should be introduced into this, because we would automatically assume that on a matter like this--we are talking about one-sixth of the American economy--the Senate Finance Committee would have hearings. There have been no hearings.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon
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Jul 26, 2017

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