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John F. Kelly: “The fact that Congress moves very slowly. It's a slow moving body. And in Trump's mind, he has the solutions to all…”

On the recordOctober 11, 2017
The fact that Congress moves very slowly. It's a slow moving body. And in Trump's mind, he has the solutions to all these problems, whether it's Obamacare, whether it is creating jobs, whether it is tax reform, and it's Congress that's dragging their feet on implementing them.
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John F. Kelly

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John Kelly expresses President Trump's frustrations with Congress's slow pace in addressing legislative issues.

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