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Beto O'Rourke: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and before the arrival of Dr. Wenstrup and Miss. Rice, I thought this was going to be a hearing…”

On the recordJune 7, 2017
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and before the arrival of Dr. Wenstrup and Miss. Rice, I thought this was going to be a hearing restricted only to Members from Texas.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

O'Rourke expresses surprise at the attendance of non-Texas members at the hearing.

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