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Jamie Raskin: “It’s not two branches that govern Congress now, meaning there’s -- it’s not House and Senate as you’re saying. He said…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2021
It’s not two branches that govern Congress now, meaning there’s -- it’s not House and Senate as you’re saying. He said, but it’s two parties, and one of the parties has surrendered reason and common sense.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
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msnbc.com

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Raskin's view on the current state of Congress and the partisanship affecting governance.

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