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Steve Cohen: We are supposed to be lawmakers and not messengers.

On the recordJuly 8, 2013
We are supposed to be lawmakers and not messengers.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Cohen emphasizes the legislative role of Congress over mere communication.

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