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Ayanna Pressley: “Characterizations of H.R. 1 as a power grab. You got us again. Guilty.”

On the recordFebruary 5, 2019
Characterizations of H.R. 1 as a power grab. You got us again. Guilty.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley acknowledges accusations of H.R. 1 being a power grab.

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