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Michael Burgess: “I think that is why it is resting in the House. And that is why I agree with my friend on the Constitution side, it…”

On the recordDecember 16, 2019
I think that is why it is resting in the House. And that is why I agree with my friend on the Constitution side, it rests in the House for a reason, because we are the--it is the same reason taxes and spending have to originate here.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess emphasizes the House's role in impeachment due to its proximity to the people.

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