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On the recordApril 12, 2018
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I am here under protest. I don't do getaway hearings, and I darned sure don't do hearings that start at 9 in the morning.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton expresses his discontent with the timing of the hearing.

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