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Richard Neal: “I feel very strongly that we're not only going to prevail in…”

Featuring: Richard Neal, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 1st Congressional District

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MA First Congressional District Democratic Primary Debate: Rep. Richard Neal and Mayor Alex Morse

Published | Video Starts at 44:05

It mentions Congress is the first branch of government under section 6103 of the of the federal law. I intend to pursue this case. I have done this the way legal advisors have told me to. And I feel very strongly that we're not only going to prevail in this case, but we're going to uphold the Constitution. That's the position that I was sworn to take. I was not going to screw this up by doing this in a harried or hurried manner, which would have had great consequences for not just Congress, but for our Constitution as well. (44:05–44:11)

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Asserts confidence in winning the case and upholding constitutional principles.

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