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On the recordJanuary 21, 2019
We have the votes on the congressional side. But so far, Mitch McConnell is saying, no, the only one who has any power in Washington is Donald Trump.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren criticizes Mitch McConnell for deferring to Trump and not allowing a vote on a bipartisan funding bill.

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