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“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
one of the reasons that the executive branch seems so powerful right now is, again, because of how weak the legislature is.
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Ben Sasse
Republican · Nebraska
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Sasse points out the weakness of the legislature contributing to the perceived power of the executive branch.

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