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Hon. Joseph M. Hoeffel: “I share the gentleman from Hawaii's (Mr. Abercrombie) outrage at that. And the Republican leadership of the committee…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2003
I share the gentleman from Hawaii's (Mr. Abercrombie) outrage at that. And the Republican leadership of the committee and the rank and file on the committee took great delight in saying to the Democrats they just have to ask questions and they can get answers and come back later this afternoon. This was last Thursday, September 25, and ask Paul Bremer and they will get all the information they need about the administration's plans in Iraq. And as I said at the beginning of Iraq Watch tonight, we went back and asked Mr. Bremer questions, and we did not get answers at all. It was just more, We do not know, we have got our plans and our timetables but we will not tell you what they are, and it is a sad day for Congress when we cannot get information that we need to make a decision.
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Hon. Joseph M. Hoeffel
Pennsylvania
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Addressing the lack of transparency regarding the administration's plans in Iraq.

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