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On the recordJanuary 22, 2013
if Congress expressly prohibited an agency from taking a particular action and yet the President nonetheless issued an Executive order... do you believe a court would view the Presidential Executive order as constitutionally suspect?
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Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa

Editor's note · Context

Grassley inquires about the constitutionality of executive orders against congressional prohibitions.

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