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On the recordApril 9, 2020
I don’t anticipate that will happen. I mean, at the end of the day, I think the government will be led broadly and the President will ultimately be led by the facts on the ground, and that’s federalism, 50 parts one body.
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Gavin Newsom
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Newsom discusses the role of governors in determining stay-at-home orders and the importance of federalism in the context of the President's comments.

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