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Joe Morelle: “The President has an existential need for aggressive use of the vast powers of the executive branch.”

On the recordJuly 22, 2024
The President has an existential need for aggressive use of the vast powers of the executive branch.
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Joe Morelle
Democratic · New York

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Morelle critiques the aggressive executive power suggested by Trump's Project 2025.

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