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Jared Huffman: Clearly, Congress needs to engage and bring some scrutiny to these open-ended emergency authorities. It is long overdue…

On the recordMay 23, 2023
Clearly, Congress needs to engage and bring some scrutiny to these open-ended emergency authorities. It is long overdue that we do that.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

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Huffman emphasizes the need for Congress to review emergency powers.

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