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Jim McGovern: “Every time somebody talks about trying to overthrow the Speaker, I think: Better you than us.”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2016
Every time somebody talks about trying to overthrow the Speaker, I think: Better you than us.
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Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

McGovern comments on the instability caused by attempts to challenge the Speaker.

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