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Jay Rockefeller: Hearings are important because often they are carried on C-SPAN. People learn from them, we learn from them.

On the recordMarch 21, 2012
Hearings are important because often they are carried on C-SPAN. People learn from them, we learn from them.
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia

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Rockefeller emphasizes the educational value of hearings for the public and lawmakers.

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