Richard Neal: “It's clearly the weakness of the speaker of the House. He…”

“In other words, is it the speaker or is it a group of opponents? Who? Is there a who? I think that if you look at this issue and its totality, It's clearly the weakness of the speaker of the House. He can't control his own caucus. So how do you make a deal with somebody who can't deliver the votes? And one of the most important behind the scenes endeavors in legislative life is if you make the agreement, you've got to be able to sell it.” (00:49–00:54)

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