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Tom McClintock: Our Constitution vests the executive authority, including the enforcement of our laws, with the President, and it gives…

On the recordDecember 8, 2019
Our Constitution vests the executive authority, including the enforcement of our laws, with the President, and it gives him sole authority to conduct our foreign affairs.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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McClintock emphasizes presidential authority in foreign affairs as outlined in the Constitution.

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