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Al Green: “I did not come to Congress to be a bystander while a president abuses power and devolves American democracy into…”

On the recordJune 24, 2025
I did not come to Congress to be a bystander while a president abuses power and devolves American democracy into authoritarianism with himself as an authoritarian president.
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Al Green
Democratic · Texas
Source
newrepublic.com
Jun 24, 2025

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Al Green's condemnation of Trump's actions and call for impeachment.

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