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On the recordFebruary 25, 2013
But just because there hasn't been any challenge doesn't mean that it was a right or that we had the authority as the House of Representatives to intervene.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Wasserman Schultz argued that lack of challenge does not confirm the House's authority to intervene.

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