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Peter Welch: “Can you think of any policy reason why what you found and what you reported shouldn't be made known to all of the…”

On the recordMay 21, 2019
Can you think of any policy reason why what you found and what you reported shouldn't be made known to all of the American people so that they can judge for themselves?
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Welch questions the classification of a report and advocates for public transparency.

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