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Graham Platner: “If we're the majority, we need to use the power we get to…”

Featuring: Graham Platner, Populist, Progressive | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Maine

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Graham Platner on MS Now with Jen Psaki

Published | Video Starts at 05:21

And more importantly, build the political will and the political power to make those policies a reality, Something we're going to have to do. If we're the majority, we need to use the power we get to shut this White House down. We do that, I think one of the best ways is through committee hearings and investigations. (05:21–05:25)

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Asserts that if Democrats gain a majority, they should use their power to obstruct the Trump administration.

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