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On the recordJuly 12, 2023
Every day some of our colleagues seem to be trying to prove the legal maxim that if you don't have the law on your side, argue the facts. If you don't have the facts either, just argue.
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Mary Gay Scanlon
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Scanlon criticizes colleagues for using misleading arguments in Congressional Hearings.

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