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Glenn Thompson: “This has been obliterating, I think, to the Congress's oversight responsibility and, frankly, to jobs and affordable…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2012
This has been obliterating, I think, to the Congress's oversight responsibility and, frankly, to jobs and affordable energy in this country.
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Glenn Thompson
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Thompson criticizes the Administration's lack of transparency affecting jobs and energy.

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