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Jerry Nadler: The greatest danger is what this will do in the days ahead to our 243-year experiment in self-governance.

On the recordDecember 3, 2019
The greatest danger is what this will do in the days ahead to our 243-year experiment in self-governance.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler warns about the long-term effects of current political actions on democracy.

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