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Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Wednesday he is willing to appear before the House Judiciary Committee.

Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA) brought up the issue during a House Appropriations Committee hearing, noting that he is also a member of the judiciary panel led by Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) that has oversight of the Justice Department.

“My chairman, Mr. Jordan, has asked me to ask you about a letter he sent back in January, asking you to appear before his committee. He has not gotten a response to that letter,” Cline said. The congressman asked if he could “get a commitment” from Garland to respond to Jordan in the near future.

“Of course I’m going to appear before the House Judiciary Committee,” Garland said in response...

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