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On the recordApril 27, 2009
It seems to me that this committee, with staff, could end up creating a situation where Armed Services, Intelligence, Foreign Relations even become less relevant in the process.
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Bob Corker
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Corker warns about potential irrelevance of key committees due to staffing changes.

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