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On the recordSeptember 21, 2016
This conversation that just took place is just one more effort for my colleagues to send a message across the world that our President cannot count on the Congress of the United States.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Waters claims Republican actions undermine presidential authority.

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