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On the recordMarch 25, 2009
So, it's just not having it----it's what--it's just saying it, sometimes will get you your result.
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia

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Rockefeller highlights the effectiveness of asserting subpoena power to obtain information.

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