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Ron Wyden: “Congress is not only a co-equal branch of government, it is the First Branch.”

On the recordSeptember 11, 2026
Congress is not only a co-equal branch of government, it is the First Branch.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden's assertion about the role of Congress.

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