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Adam Schiff: “If it was an emergency every time the president of the United States couldn't get what they wanted from Congress, we…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2019
If it was an emergency every time the president of the United States couldn't get what they wanted from Congress, we would be in a constant state of emergency.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Schiff emphasizes that the president's inability to negotiate with Congress does not constitute a national emergency.

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