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On the recordMarch 10, 2020
I think this Administration, but as we have talked about other administrations, have successfully utilized executive power and taken away some of the power that really should be with us in Congress.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

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Jayapal discusses the threat to Congress's power from executive actions.

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