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On the recordOctober 6, 2021
There is a frustration about having these hearings for me certainly, but probably for many of us, because we are accustomed to having the vote in the election occur, the votes be counted, and then the candidate who got the most votes be accepted as the leader of the country.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Welch expresses frustration over the current election dispute and its implications for democracy.

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