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David Cicilline: “It's not a laughing matter. I expect that there are a number of other committees that are considering contempt…”

On the recordMay 15, 2019
It's not a laughing matter. I expect that there are a number of other committees that are considering contempt citations. I think the sense is those will go to the floor together. But we fully intend to use all the power that we have to ensure that we get the materials that we need to make informed judgments that we can compel the attendance of witnesses before the committee to testify under oath because, remember, if the executive branch is permitted to extinguish our right to collect evidence and bring witnesses before the committee, it will have effectively eliminated the oversight responsibilities of Congress. That would be a disaster.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Cicilline discusses the seriousness of the attorney general's contempt of Congress and the importance of congressional oversight.

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