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Nov 2021
7m 57s

GOP Extremism Overshadows Bipartisanship

CNN
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Last week, 13 House Republicans voted with almost all the Democrats to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill. Unfortunately, that bipartisanship isn’t celebrated by everyone in the GOP. CNN Political Director David Chalian explains what a disturbing voicemail left for a Michigan congressman and a violent video posted by an Arizona congressman reveals about ... Show More
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