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Glenn Thompson: “I have to wonder why today's hearing was so urgent, so urgent that I wasn't even consulted in scheduling it.”

On the recordApril 26, 2022
I have to wonder why today's hearing was so urgent, so urgent that I wasn't even consulted in scheduling it.
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Glenn Thompson
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Thompson questions the urgency of the hearing and lack of consultation.

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