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Jerry Nadler: “That takes power away from the American people, and that would end our country as we know it--a democracy, a shining…”

On the recordDecember 10, 2019
That takes power away from the American people, and that would end our country as we know it--a democracy, a shining city on the hill, a beacon of hope to people around the world who followed our revolution by changing their governments to giving people the power and not kings.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler criticizes actions that undermine democracy and concentrate power.

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