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Darrell Issa: It is Congress' obligation, which perhaps our low approval rating is that we don't do that, but rather we send it over…

On the recordSeptember 27, 2017
It is Congress' obligation, which perhaps our low approval rating is that we don't do that, but rather we send it over to the executive branch.
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Darrell Issa
Republican · California

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Issa discusses Congress's responsibility in lawmaking versus reliance on the executive branch.

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