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Mikie Sherrill: “We see him now really thinking that he is empowered not to turn anything over to Congress, to act in a way that really…”

On the recordSeptember 23, 2019
We see him now really thinking that he is empowered not to turn anything over to Congress, to act in a way that really undermines our national security. And that's something that we saw as a real threat.
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Mikie Sherrill
Democratic · New Jersey

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Sherrill warns about the president's perceived empowerment to ignore Congress and the threats it poses to national security.

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