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Mark Warner: “Of course, Mr. President, from time to time, committees of this body--indeed, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2000
Of course, Mr. President, from time to time, committees of this body--indeed, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Governmental Affairs Committee--take active roles, but they do not do it every single day as this commission will monitor, together with the chairman and members and the staff.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the role of various Senate committees in relation to a commission's monitoring activities.

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