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Chris Van Hollen: “He [President Trump] wants to ignore the laws that we put…”

Featuring: Chris Van Hollen, Democratic | U.S. Senate Maryland

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Mr. President: Do Not Shut Down the Government | Sen. Bernie Sanders

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He wants to use the power of the government to crack down on dissent. He wants to deny people due process rights, literally lock them up or disappear them without due process of law. He [President Trump] wants to ignore the laws that we put down that says you need to spend this money on clinical trials for cancer patients. for example. He wants to ignore that. So if you look at what he's doing every day, he is consolidating more and more power. (13:24–38:43)

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Asserts that President Trump wants to disregard laws mandating funding for cancer clinical trials.

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