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Peter Welch: “The other thing I'm seeing that's illegal and cruel are all…”

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

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Vermont Congressional Delegation Telephone Town Town Hall

Published | Video Starts at 40:54

So no one person, particularly the executive, has excessive power that we're exceeding that. Not on the Democratic side, but we have to stand up to protect your rights by protecting your Constitution. The other thing I'm seeing that's illegal and cruel are all these emails that go out to people that are working, whether it's USAID or our Department of Agriculture. We've got in Vermont, tremendous folks helping our farmers. They get an email in the morning, they go to bed. Friday night, they go about their business. (40:54–41:05)

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Asserts that illegal and cruel emails are being sent to employees of USAID and the Department of Agriculture.

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