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Eddie Bernice Johnson: “If it had been a rule against it, it was discussed. If it had been any rule against it, it wouldn't have happened. I…”

On the recordSeptember 26, 2010
If it had been a rule against it, it was discussed. If it had been any rule against it, it wouldn't have happened. I didn't do anything I was trying to hide.
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Eddie Bernice Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Eddie Bernice Johnson defends her actions regarding awarding scholarships to her relatives, suggesting that if there were rules against it, they would have been known.

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