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Jack Bergman: “Most of what we do [in Congress] is policy, not law.”

Featuring: Jack Bergman, Republican | U.S. House Michigan, 1st Congressional District

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Rep. Jack Bergman discusses his passion for serving his country | In Focus

Published | Video Starts at 06:39

Now how do we coalesce as a body in the House of Representatives to do good policy? And Most of what we do [in Congress] is policy, not law. And how do we keep the family moving forward? Let's talk about the size of your district again, because it's the second largest congressional district east of the Mississippi River, a lot of land mass we're talking about. (06:39–06:42)

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Asserts that the majority of Congressional work involves policy-making rather than law-making.

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