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Wendy Sherman: “The United States Congress and the United States Senate has oversight authority, has legislative authority.”

On the recordJuly 28, 2014
The United States Congress and the United States Senate has oversight authority, has legislative authority.
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Wendy Sherman
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Sherman asserts Congress's oversight and legislative authority regarding sanctions.

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