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Jeff Merkley: “They have a Supreme Court handing the president more power.”

Featuring: Jeff Merkley, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Oregon

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Published | Video Starts at 07:10

That's issue number one that we're addressing with the Democratic alternative. You know, Republicans are in charge of everything. They have the keys to the kingdom. They have the House, the Senate, the Oval Office. They have a Supreme Court handing the president more power. They're in charge of and in charge. They decided their priority was a families lose, billionaires win agenda. And at the heart of it was destroying health care for Americans across the land. (07:10–07:14)

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Asserts that the Supreme Court is granting more power to the president.

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