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Rep. DeSaulnier talks checks and balances at Concord town hall

Democratic U.S. Representative Mark DeSaulnier took center stage during a town hall meeting at Mt. Diablo High School in Concord on Thursday, where he laid out what he believed was the best way to keep the Trump Administration in check. Pete Suratos reports. 

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