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On the recordJuly 22, 2009
I am especially concerned that a House of Representatives, well short of the majority of its 435 seats, might wield the war power or the power of the purse without legitimacy.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Nadler warns against a diminished Congress acting without legitimacy in emergencies.

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