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Steve Cohen: “I was pleased with the House vote, 245 to 182, on Tuesday to pass a joint resolution to terminate this so-called…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2019
I was pleased with the House vote, 245 to 182, on Tuesday to pass a joint resolution to terminate this so-called emergency.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen expresses satisfaction with the House's decision to challenge the emergency declaration.

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