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Emanuel Cleaver: “I have never gotten into an argument at a committee and I don't scream at people.”

On the recordDecember 10, 2019
I have never gotten into an argument at a committee and I don't scream at people.
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Emanuel Cleaver
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Cleaver emphasizes his calm demeanor in committee meetings.

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