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Hakeem Jeffries: “A Democratic Congress is going to be a check and balance on an out-of-control executive branch in the face of…”

On the recordNovember 12, 2026
A Democratic Congress is going to be a check and balance on an out-of-control executive branch in the face of unprecedented corruption that they've unleashed on the American people, and if they don't like it, consult the Constitution.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York
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Comment on the role of Congress under Democratic leadership.

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