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Jeff Merkley: “All 50 of us in the Democratic Caucus have a one-person veto, and it tells you the level of challenge it is to work…”

On the recordMarch 4, 2021
All 50 of us in the Democratic Caucus have a one-person veto, and it tells you the level of challenge it is to work together.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley discusses the challenges faced by the Democratic Caucus in the Senate due to individual veto power.

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