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Chris Murphy: “When we send basic oversight letters to these agencies to…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Trump's Shutdown: Can The Democrats Save Healthcare? w/ Sen. Chris Murphy

Published | Video Starts at 03:54

Yeah, I mean, these hearings are becoming jokes because she's not even attempting to answer these questions. When we send basic oversight letters to these agencies to ask questions about how they're spending money, they never, ever respond. And so, yeah, I do think you need to understand that right now they perceive these hearings to be reality TV shows. (03:54–04:04)

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Asserts that agencies do not respond to oversight letters regarding spending.

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