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Neal Katyal: And the last thing our Founders would have wanted is for the president to be able to do on his own what the Congress of…

On the recordFebruary 13, 2019
And the last thing our Founders would have wanted is for the president to be able to do on his own what the Congress of the United States says you can't do.
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Neal Katyal
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Neal Katyal expresses concern about the president overstepping his authority regarding emergency powers.

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