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Louie Gohmert: I asked him, Did you not interview these two people who had the most knowledge about why that language was pulled out?…

On the recordMay 26, 2010
I asked him, Did you not interview these two people who had the most knowledge about why that language was pulled out? He said, Well, they left the government. They're not with the government, so I can't do anything about it. He could call them. He could see if they wanted to talk. He didn't even bother to do that. So, after the President's comment about the coziness, I had to go back and check. Whatever happened to those two people the Inspector General couldn't talk to? Well, one of them, when she left the Clinton administration, went to work for a company called British Petroleum. Perhaps you've heard of them. She had three major officer/director positions with British Petroleum, but as of June of last year, Secretary Salazar and this administration hired her to come to work for the Minerals Management folks, so she is now----
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Louie Gohmert
Republican · Texas
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May 26, 2010

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Gohmert discusses the lack of investigation into key individuals related to a government inquiry.

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