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Ron Wyden: “I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for asking those questions, as we both feel it has been a bipartisan tradition in the…”

On the recordJune 6, 2017
I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for asking those questions, as we both feel it has been a bipartisan tradition in the Finance Committee for the chairman to ask those four questions to every nominee, regardless of which party holds the Senate majority, and regardless who is President.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden emphasizes the bipartisan tradition of questioning nominees in the Finance Committee.

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