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    Date
    09/06/2018
    Summary
    Sen. Whitehouse: ‘I Don’t Recognize the Legitimacy of This Hearing,’ So I Don’t Have to Follow the Rules
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    C-SPAN

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    Sheldon Whitehouse

    Name: Sheldon Whitehouse

    Employment: U.S. Senate

    Position: Senator

    Event location
    Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.

    Name: Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.

    URL: http://www.visitthecapitol.gov/

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    09/06/2018 10:52 am
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    Tom (staff)
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    58
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    WHITEHOUSE Mr Chairman you ░░░░░░░░ me for 30 seconds ░░░░░░░░ I will take 30 ░░░░░░░░ Left silence imply consent ░░░░░░░░ for myself I want ░░░░░░░░ make it absolutely clear ░░░░░░░░ I do not accept ░░░░░░░░ process of this committee ░░░░░░░░ routine that we went ░░░░░░░░ I do not accept ░░░░░░░░ legitimacy I do not ░░░░░░░░ its validity Because I ░░░░░░░░ t accept its legitimacy ░░░░░░░░ validity I don t ░░░░░░░░ that I m under ░░░░░░░░ obligation I have not ░░░░░░░░ a big fight about ░░░░░░░░ I ve just gone ░░░░░░░░ with my questioning But ░░░░░░░░ left silence imply consent ░░░░░░░░ think that rule is ░░░░░░░░ as if the chair ░░░░░░░░ unilaterally repealed the law ░░░░░░░░ gravity It simply isn ░░░░░░░░ so I haven t ░░░░░░░░ to this rule I ░░░░░░░░ t voted on this ░░░░░░░░ this rule does not ░░░░░░░░ in our committee or ░░░░░░░░ rules And I will ░░░░░░░░ it at that Just ░░░░░░░░ speaking I am not ░░░░░░░░ to concede that there ░░░░░░░░ any legitimacy to this ░░░░░░░░ committee confidential process in ░░░░░░░░ hearing Nothing sensitive nothing ░░░░░░░░ nothing classified and nothing ░░░░░░░░ has been released.”
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