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Mike Rounds: “Congress has simply allowed [a void] in many cases because…”

Featuring: Mike Rounds, Republican | U.S. Senate South Dakota

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Rounds Discusses James Comey, Government Shutdown and Tylenol on CNN

Published | Video Starts at 02:24

You don't think he's gone too far in any of those areas that I just listed. I think when he talks about what he's doing, he's filling a void that Congress has simply allowed [a void] in many cases because we haven't been doing our job. And part of it is Congress has got to come together. Part of it right now, we talked about accountability earlier. We've got some accountability as well. (02:24–02:29)

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Asserts that Congress has not been fulfilling its responsibilities, creating a void.

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