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Maura Healey: “National Guard on the street, the militarization of federal…”

Featuring: Maura Healey, Democratic | Governor of Massachusetts

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American Conversations: Governor Maura Healey

Published | Video Starts at 39:47

The abdication of the responsibility of Congress, you know, to step in and intervene and, you know, provide controls, whether it's around spending or going to war. I mean, we're seeing things that aren't normal. National Guard on the street, the militarization of federal agencies, the weaponization of the Department of Justice. the idea that, you know, you've got somebody like Todd, I mean, it's a joke. And it saddens me as a, as a former lawyer and Attorney general. (39:47–39:54)

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