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Doc Hastings: “It shouldn't take a subpoena to get straight answers and documents, but if that is what it takes to get the Obama…”

On the recordMarch 5, 2012
It shouldn't take a subpoena to get straight answers and documents, but if that is what it takes to get the Obama Administration to comply, then I am prepared to take that step.
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Doc Hastings
Republican · Washington

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Hastings emphasizes the need for transparency from the Obama Administration regarding document requests.

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