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On the recordDecember 10, 2019
Congress can no more intrude into the policy discussions of the President than the President can intrude into our own policy discussions.
Said by
Tom McClintock
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

McClintock asserts the importance of separation of powers between Congress and the President.

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