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Jamie Raskin: “It is an absolute constitutional imperative for us to do our jobs, having taken an oath to uphold and defend the…”

On the recordJune 26, 2019
It is an absolute constitutional imperative for us to do our jobs, having taken an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin emphasizes Congress's duty to uphold the Constitution.

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