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On the recordJanuary 25, 2011
So President Obama and the Administration could not in and of themselves change the jurisdiction of OIRA--only Congress could do that, right?
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Diana DeGette
Democratic · Colorado

Editor's note · Context

DeGette emphasizes Congress's role in changing OIRA's jurisdiction, not the President's.

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