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Jim Himes: “These six members [of Congress] did not urge the disobeying…”

Featuring: Jim Himes, Democratic | U.S. House Connecticut, 4th Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 03:09

Absolutely. What you heard there in the Speaker's quote was two things. At the very end there, you heard a lie, which is that These six members [of Congress] did not urge the disobeying of lawful orders. You can watch it. That's not at all what they did. So you heard a lie. (03:09–03:14)

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Asserts that six members of Congress did not encourage disobeying lawful orders.

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