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On the recordOctober 8, 2020
Well, you know, Joy, we can hold all the hearings in the world, and we can raise all of the questions. But, unfortunately, when we have discovered that this president is that he has the power to do whatever he wants to do.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

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Maxine Waters discusses the power of the president and the challenges Congress faces in holding him accountable.

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