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Ed Perlmutter: “This is about institutional appropriate power, and constitutionally derived power. This isn't about trying to score…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2020
This is about institutional appropriate power, and constitutionally derived power. This isn't about trying to score political points against anybody.
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Ed Perlmutter
Democratic · Colorado

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Emphasizes the importance of institutional power over political gamesmanship.

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