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Roland Burris: “I do not know whether or not we want to have a weak President who is going to kowtow to Congress or a weak Congress who…”

On the recordOctober 21, 2009
I do not know whether or not we want to have a weak President who is going to kowtow to Congress or a weak Congress who is going to let a President run all over us.
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Roland Burris
Democratic · Illinois

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Burris discusses concerns about the balance of power between the President and Congress.

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