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Gerry Connolly: “The President gets to set whatever line he wants, we don't have to respect it.”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2019
The President gets to set whatever line he wants, we don't have to respect it.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Connolly asserts that Congress is not bound by the President's defined boundaries regarding testimony.

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