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Jake Auchincloss: “If we truly romp in the midterms, there are some Republicans…”

Featuring: Jake Auchincloss, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, District 4

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Jeffrey Goldberg, Meghna Chakrabarti, and Rep. Jake Auchincloss in Boston on America at 250

Published | Video Starts at 1:04:24

So I think the judiciary is fighting. It can't fight alone. It needs Congress and it starts with reforms to the emergency powers. I can squint and see a world where If we truly romp in the midterms, there are some Republicans in the House who would work with us on the Article 1 Act. and take back some control over emergency powers. And from that tiny spool of threat, I think you could start to pull, let's one more question for you. (1:04:24–1:04:35)

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Asserts the possibility of bipartisan support for the Article 1 Act if Democrats perform well in midterms.

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