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Charles Rangel: “If the President actually walked on water, I am certain that the Speaker's group would be saying that the President…”

On the recordJuly 16, 2013
If the President actually walked on water, I am certain that the Speaker's group would be saying that the President cannot swim.
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Charles Rangel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Rangel suggests the majority party would oppose the President regardless of his actions.

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