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Why congressional races matter this year

The U.S. House and Senate will play a crucial role in determining what gets done.

11/02/2016 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

Why congressional races matter this year

Clip: 11/2/2016 | 7m 28s

The U.S. House and Senate will play a crucial role in determining what gets done.

Regardless of who wins the presidential election on Nov. 8, the party that controls the balance of power in the U.S. House and Senate will play a crucial role in determining what gets done. Judy Woodruff speaks with Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute and Gerald Seib of The Wall Street Journal.

11/02/2016 | Rating NR

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