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On the recordDecember 3, 2019
This is a deeply grave moment that we find ourselves in and I thought the threat to our Nation was well articulated earlier today by Professor Feldman when you said, If we cannot impeach a President who abuses his office for personal advantage, we no longer live in a democracy. We live in a monarchy, or we live under a dictatorship.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

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Jayapal emphasizes the seriousness of impeachment for presidential abuse of power.

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