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Chris Murphy: “Mitch McConnell clearly has a different copy of the constitution than all the rest of us, because this isn't the first…”

On the recordSeptember 16, 2019
Mitch McConnell clearly has a different copy of the constitution than all the rest of us, because this isn't the first issue in which he throws his arms up in the air and says I can't do anything about it unless the President blesses it.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy criticizes McConnell for deferring to Trump on legislative action, indicating a lack of independence in the Republican Party.

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