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Brian Schatz: “Donald Trump will move on to the next thing tomorrow.”

Featuring: Brian Schatz, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Hawaii

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Schatz: Congress Controls Purse Strings, Not Trump

Published | Video Starts at 08:47

And right now, we are ratifying a bunch of decisions against our will. We don't have to do this. Donald Trump will move on to the next thing tomorrow. And if it's not on this thing, which has low salience for the voters, is 18 months from the next election, if it's not on this, at what point are my Republican colleagues going to stand up for this branch of government? (08:47–08:52)

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Asserts that Donald Trump frequently shifts focus to new issues.

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