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Sheldon Whitehouse: “It was confusing, inaccurate, and had the effect of misleading those who were not knowledgeable about the program.”

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
It was confusing, inaccurate, and had the effect of misleading those who were not knowledgeable about the program.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse critiques the misleading nature of the Attorney General's testimony.

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