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Summer Lee: “Congress has a role in oversight. Congress has to ensure that rule of law is upheld.”

On the recordMarch 26, 2019
Congress has a role in oversight. Congress has to ensure that rule of law is upheld.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing Congress's duty to uphold the law and oversee the executive branch.

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