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Jared Golden: “There's been a lot of talk about how the Republican majority…”

Featuring: Jared Golden, Democratic | U.S. House, Maine's 2nd Congressional District

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FULL INTERVIEW: Maine Rep. Jared Golden discusses why he thinks Donald Trump will win the election

Published | Video Starts at 03:56

You said checks and balances, that sort of thing. Do you think that's happening right now? You know, There's been a lot of talk about how the Republican majority has been dysfunctional, but it is true that they have been unable to pass like the must pass bills like funding the government, avoiding defaults on our debt. those types of matters. Traditionally in the House anyways, the majority handles that, but they haven't been able to do that, so they've had to rely on Democratic votes. (03:56–04:13)

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Asserts that the Republican majority has struggled to pass essential legislation.

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