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Peter Welch: “The next stop is contempt for the United States judiciary.”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

Welch on Voting Against Patel in Judiciary Committee

Published February 13, 2025 | Video Starts at 08:14

Tough judgments that have to be made. My judgment is that the president is showing absolute contempt for the United States Congress. And The next stop is contempt for the United States judiciary. I cannot vote for a person who signed on to that agenda. I yield the floor. (08:14–08:21)

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Asserts that the president's actions may soon undermine the judiciary.

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