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On the recordJuly 31, 2012
I fear this means many of our questions will go unanswered and our hearing will be used solely as an opportunity to push for the wholesale adoption of President Obama's budget plan.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington

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Expressing concern over the hearing's focus on President Obama's budget plan.

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