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On the recordNovember 13, 2017
We have important oversight in this area, and we're not fulfilling them because we haven't had any hearings on these issues.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline highlights the lack of congressional hearings on critical oversight issues related to the Trump organization and Russia.

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