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Jay Furman: “We have asked our men and women in Congress to do well more…”

Featuring: Jay Furman, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. House Texas, District 28

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Blunt Force Truth Podcast: Mark Young and Matt Umberg Discuss Tariffs, Congress, and Texas Politics with Jay Furman

Published | Video Starts at 44:51

We need to reduce the amount of regulatory power our federal government has because away in D.C. with our money and applying laws universally across the country is, is really beyond accountability. We have asked our men and women in Congress to do well more you can do in a two or six year term. You know, when bills show up phone book thick the night before and they're earmarked to hell. That's not government, that's lunacy. And American people understandably would be confused and would fall for, you know, idiotic headlines. (44:51–44:57)

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Asserts that Congress is tasked with more than can be accomplished in their terms.

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