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Roberts’ Phone Rings During Hearing

By Bian Elkhatib

Posted November 29, 2017 at 5:19pm

By Bian Elkhatib

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Sen. Pat Roberts’ cellphone went off twice during a hearing on Wednesday, and he asked a colleague to help switch it off.

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