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Mike Quigley: Look, I think it's critical, not just for this case but for a future of congressional oversight. I think part of what I…

On the recordNovember 24, 2019
Look, I think it's critical, not just for this case but for a future of congressional oversight. I think part of what I would tell my Republican colleagues is, do you really want to live in the world where any president has absolute immunity over any congressional oversight.
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Mike Quigley
Democratic · Illinois

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Quigley emphasizes the importance of congressional oversight and warns against allowing any president to have absolute immunity.

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