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Jamie Raskin: “That is why Congress set up the EPA. That is why Congress set up the National Labor Relations Board. That is why…”

On the recordJuly 9, 2024
That is why Congress set up the EPA. That is why Congress set up the National Labor Relations Board. That is why Congress set up the Department of Justice.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin defends the role of federal agencies in implementing Congressional will.

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