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Richard Neal: “Right now, as we speak, he has a three seat majority given a…”

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

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Government Matters E-97 - Congressman Richard E. Neal

Published | Video Starts at 18:47

Can you imagine what the reaction from Nancy Pelosi would have been if Barack Obama, Bill Clinton or Joe Biden said that? Sure, she would have been enraged. Enraged. And Johnson acquiesces. I should say he surrenders. And Right now, as we speak, he has a three seat majority given a resignation that is apparently taking place in North Carolina today or in the next few days. And I think that his problem is that they have thrown fire on some of these French people. The problem is the French people don't want to help put the fire out. (18:47–18:57)

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Asserts that the Speaker of the House has a three-seat majority due to a resignation in North Carolina.

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