There was a time not long ago when congressional hearings were designed to elicit information for members in order to help them draft legislation, recalls Reich ruefully.
Congressional hearings were better designed several years ago than they are now.
mnli hypothesis: Congressional hearings were better designed several years ago than they are now. premise: There was a time not long ago when congressional hearings were designed to elicit information for members in order to help them draft legislation, recalls Reich ruefully.