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Mike Rounds: “We give the President the benefit of the doubt in his…”

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

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Interview with Senator Mike Rounds on Presidential Nominee Decisions and Education Department Legislation

Published | Video Starts at 02:22

And I know in the Senate, we take them one at a time. And look, we start out with the premise that we want the President to succeed. We give the President the benefit of the doubt in his nominees for the Cabinet positions. But we still have a constitutional responsibility for advice and consent. And, you know, we take that seriously. But the President, we want him to do this right. (02:22–02:28)

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