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Brian Fitzpatrick: “When our country was founded, we didn't have parties.”

Featuring: Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican | U.S. House Pennsylvania, 1st Congressional District

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The Pod Couple: Episode 3 — Bipartisanship in Congress

Published | Video Starts at 09:09

It completely screws up policy. And I am personally a believer that we need to get away from the two party system altogether. When our country was founded, we didn't have parties. We did not have them. When our courageous founders signed the Declaration of Independence, there were no political parties. (09:09–09:13)

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Asserts that the U.S. was founded without political parties.

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