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Summer Lee: “Thank you Mr. Chairman. I thank Chairman Thompson for convening this important hearing to examine President Obama's…”

On the recordApril 1, 2009
Thank you Mr. Chairman. I thank Chairman Thompson for convening this important hearing to examine President Obama's Presidential Study Directive.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Jackson Lee expresses gratitude for the hearing on national security.

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