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Joe Wilson: that really was not my point. My point was that there are times when we as elected representatives have to take on and…

On the recordMay 22, 2000
that really was not my point. My point was that there are times when we as elected representatives have to take on and shoulder tremendous responsibility, and that responsibility may include access to information that we cannot share with our constituents. That is the responsibility we have been given as members of this committee, and it is one that I think that we should continue, including this one piece of information.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

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Discussing the responsibilities of elected representatives regarding confidential information.

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