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Dusty Johnson: “When you're on the government oversight and operations, you…”

Featuring: Dusty Johnson, Republican | U.S. House, South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District

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USPS Roundtable

Published | Video Starts at 1:09:09

They can. And that's why it's so important to engage Mr. Sessions. I mean, when you're on the Agriculture Committee, you don't get to subpoena the Postal Service. When you're on the government oversight and operations, you absolutely do [get to subpoena the Postal Service]. And so listen, I think you all probably were a little surprised by how absolutely upfront Pete was and making a lot of promises about things that were gonna happen on Tuesday and about coming here to visit and dragging the USPS with him. (1:09:09–1:09:13)

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Asserts that the government oversight and operations committee has the authority to subpoena the Postal Service.

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