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On the recordJanuary 19, 2017
This Administration ends on January 20, 2017. It is incumbent on Administration officials to do their constitutional duty to exercise their authority to execute the laws as entrusted by Congress until that date.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal emphasizes the duty of the Administration to execute laws until the end of its term.

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