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On the recordJuly 21, 2021
Speaker Pelosi said today that her responsibility was to get at the truth. And Mr. McCarthy actually obviously overplayed his hand. She is not going to allow a clown car on a matter as serious as an insurrection that threatened the lives of every member of Congress, including the vice president of the United States.
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Madeleine Dean
Democratic · Pennsylvania
Source
msnbc.com

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Congresswoman Dean defends Speaker Pelosi's actions regarding the January 6th committee and criticizes Kevin McCarthy's approach.

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