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Chuck Schumer: “The leadership did not come from the executive branch. It came from Congress and the American people who insisted that…”

On the recordDecember 8, 2009
The leadership did not come from the executive branch. It came from Congress and the American people who insisted that these things be done.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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Schumer emphasizes Congress's role in immigration policy over the executive branch.

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