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Maxine Waters: “I want you to think about whether or not you have the strength and the ability to say to the President what he should…”

On the recordOctober 1, 2020
I want you to think about whether or not you have the strength and the ability to say to the President what he should and should not be doing
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Encouraging accountability and assertiveness in advising the President.

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