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Scott Peters: What we have here is, as a witness has suggested, is a failure of Congress, not something to criticize President Obama…

On the recordFebruary 29, 2016
What we have here is, as a witness has suggested, is a failure of Congress, not something to criticize President Obama about.
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Scott Peters
Democratic · California

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Peters argues that Congress's inaction is the real issue, not presidential actions.

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