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Jamie Raskin: “Congress has a broad robust and comprehensive power that's been recognized by the Supreme Court and all the courts to…”

On the recordJune 26, 2019
Congress has a broad robust and comprehensive power that's been recognized by the Supreme Court and all the courts to investigate, and that is essential to representative democracy.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin emphasizes Congress's investigative power as vital for democracy.

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