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Brad Sherman: So, what we need to do is say not how can we possibly get the most important Presidential advisor on foreign policy to…

On the recordSeptember 7, 2016
So, what we need to do is say not how can we possibly get the most important Presidential advisor on foreign policy to come into this room but how can we write an authorizing bill in this room that becomes law?
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

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Sherman emphasizes the need for Congress to focus on passing foreign policy legislation.

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