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Peter Welch: ““We can’t force the president to sign the legislation we put on his desk, but we can pass it in good faith.””

On the recordNovember 9, 2026
“We can’t force the president to sign the legislation we put on his desk, but we can pass it in good faith.”
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont
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