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David Cicilline: “We were also elected to hold this President accountable, and we took an oath of office that said to protect and defend…”

On the recordDecember 8, 2019
We were also elected to hold this President accountable, and we took an oath of office that said to protect and defend the Constitution.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline asserts the duty of Congress to hold the President accountable as part of their constitutional obligation.

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