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Laurie Buckhout: “Congress should legislate for the people.”

Featuring: Laurie Buckhout, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. House North Carolina, District 1

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Morning Show - Laurie Buckhout

Published | Video Starts at 14:33

Make sure the president does his job as chief executive, which is to execute the orders of the legislative branch, which is Congress. So going back to what Congress should legislate for the people. So those priorities include, I mean, for starters, I'm an energetic person and I'm not dumb. And the people you elect to Congress shouldn't be either one. (14:33–14:42)

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Asserts that Congress's role is to create laws for the benefit of the people.

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