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On the recordJune 12, 2017
As elected officials of a co-equal branch of government, we have constitutional authority to conduct oversight of the executive branch.
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Dianne Feinstein
Democratic · California

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Dianne Feinstein asserts Congress's constitutional authority to oversee the executive branch.

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