Hakeem Jeffries: “The House will no longer function as nothing more than a…”

“Well, at that point, we're able to cut his presidency in half legislatively, begin to really hold the administration accountable. The House will no longer function as nothing more than a reckless rubber stamp for Donald Trump's extreme agenda in most cases. Instead will be a check and balance on an out of control executive branch, which is exactly what the framers intended the House to be.” (08:05–08:13)

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