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Peter Welch: “We must stand first for the separation of powers and the…”

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

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Welch Delivers Remarks on Trump's National Energy Emergency

Published | Video Starts at 04:19

They acknowledge them, face them squarely and then solve them. And in the process of doing that they all end up better when we have a stronger economy as well. So there is no emergency. We must stand first for the separation of powers and the authority of Congress. and not allow us to be stripped of that by an executive. And second, we have to have a wise policy that is going to create jobs to be sustainable for our economy and for our future. (04:19–04:25)

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Asserts the importance of maintaining the separation of powers and Congressional authority.

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