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On the recordMay 11, 2021
A Senator of the United States is an ambulance converging point for pressures and counter-pressures of high, medium, and low purposes.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Senator Whitehouse describes the complex role of Senators in addressing various pressures.

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