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Maggie Hassan: “There have been abuses of emergency powers in the past, but the most egregious abuses... have been based on claims of…”

On the recordMay 21, 2024
There have been abuses of emergency powers in the past, but the most egregious abuses... have been based on claims of inherent constitutional authority.
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Maggie Hassan
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Hassan discusses historical abuses of emergency powers.

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