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On the recordSeptember 9, 2014
In regards to oversight, it is not only Congress' right, but our responsibility to hold the executive branch accountable for its actions and decisions.
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Doc Hastings
Republican · Washington

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Hastings emphasized Congress's duty to oversee the executive branch's actions.

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