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Raphael Warnock: “Congress has decided to give its power over to a president…”

Featuring: Raphael Warnock, Democratic | U.S. Senate Georgia

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American Conversations: Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock

Published | Video Starts at 14:55

And they continued to undermine what the framers had in mind. Three co equal branches of government. And we had a war powers vote just last week. It failed because Congress has decided to give its power over to a president who wants to be king. Well, you know, you mentioned earlier that the pandemic really illustrated the degree to which we depend on our neighbors over issues like health. (14:55–15:02)

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Asserts that Congress has ceded its power to the President.

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