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G. K. Butterfield: “I cannot think of a hearing except for the debate on the War Powers Act that we could be having right now.”

On the recordJanuary 8, 2020
I cannot think of a hearing except for the debate on the War Powers Act that we could be having right now.
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G. K. Butterfield
Democratic · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Butterfield emphasizes the critical nature of the current hearing.

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