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On the recordMay 30, 2017
Obviously, if you have to run the ability to even ask information requests through headquarters, that gives headquarters the chance to either just create massive institutional delay or even put the kibosh on an investigation from its very beginning.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse criticizes the memo's impact on environmental investigations.

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