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Mark Pocan: “There were four Republican senators that would have voted…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Interview with Congressman Mark Pocan on Trump's Tariff Policies and Democratic Strategies

Published | Video Starts at 08:41

… you think your colleagues in Congress will be more responsive to their voters or more loyal to Trump in that area? Well, you know, that's the problem. I was told There were four Republican senators that would have voted against some of these bad cabinet picks, but they had death threats against their family members. not just them. You know, unfortunately that's part of what we sign up for. But when your family members are getting the death threats, they just said that was a step too far and they couldn't vote against the nominees. (08:41–08:50)

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Asserts that four Republican senators faced death threats against their families, influencing their votes on cabinet picks.

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