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On the recordJuly 26, 2018
Mr. Speaker, despite their united control of Congress, my Republican friends seem to think there is nothing they can do when Donald Trump acts in a matter that is contrary to our laws and our values. Here is what they have been saying: Congressman Ryan Costello: There is nothing we can do to stop the President, let alone this President, from saying what he thinks or what he wants to say. Speaker Ryan on immigration policy: The last thing I want to do is bring a bill out here that I know the President won't support. Lastly, again, Speaker Ryan: Every morning I wake up in my office and scroll through Twitter to see which tweets that I will have to pretend I didn't see later on.
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Rubén Gallego
Democratic · Arizona

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