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Nikema Williams: “Congress has the oversight authority for every federal…”

Featuring: Nikema Williams, Democratic | U.S. House Georgia, 5th Congressional District

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Congresswoman Nikema Williams Hosts Town Hall on Federal Government Takeover Concerns

Published | Video Starts at 27:01

And in addition to that, as I mentioned earlier, we are working on filing legislation that I am leading to make sure that there are no cuts to any agencies that will prevent that agency from carrying out their duties as assigned by Congress. Congress has the oversight authority for every federal agency, and we have to continue to utilize that. But what I have to make sure that you understand is that Republicans have the majority in Congress. It is a very thin majority. (27:01–27:10)

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