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Adam Schiff: “The institutional power of Congress to safeguard our liberties by providing a check and a balance on the executive is…”

On the recordDecember 10, 2019
The institutional power of Congress to safeguard our liberties by providing a check and a balance on the executive is absolutely crucial.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

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Schiff defends Congress's role in maintaining checks on presidential power.

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