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Madeleine Dean: There is no basis for circumventing the appropriations process with a declaration of national emergency on the southern…

On the recordFebruary 27, 2019
There is no basis for circumventing the appropriations process with a declaration of national emergency on the southern border.
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Madeleine Dean
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Stating that the emergency declaration lacks justification.

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