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Jay Rockefeller: The Senate is the Senate. The person at the witness table knows that better than anybody.

On the recordJuly 30, 2013
The Senate is the Senate. The person at the witness table knows that better than anybody.
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Rockefeller emphasizes the importance of Senate procedures and the role of witnesses.

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