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Rep. Rahm Emanuel: “I would like to say that it's true, there is an important constitutional precedent here, and that's why the Vice…”

On the recordJune 28, 2007
I would like to say that it's true, there is an important constitutional precedent here, and that's why the Vice President should never have claimed that he wasn't part of the executive branch, something any eighth grader knows.
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Rep. Rahm Emanuel
Illinois

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Discussing the Vice President's role in the executive branch.

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