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Jeb Hensarling: But as a congressional oversight committee, I guess the last word I would leave with you is you are being made…

On the recordJuly 26, 2009
But as a congressional oversight committee, I guess the last word I would leave with you is you are being made irrelevant and you ought not let that happen.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas

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Hensarling warns about the diminishing role of Congress in oversight.

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