Political Quotes

Chuck Grassley: “If Congress expressly prohibited an agency from taking a particular action and yet the President nonetheless issued an…”

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?
Said by
Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa

Editor's note · Context

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

Share

More from Chuck Grassley

Oct 14, 2026

That’s why the president shouldn’t kick three of them out of the White House.

iowacapitaldispatch.com
Oct 14, 2026

This update shows that Jack Smith and the Biden Justice Department collected incredibly invasive donor data — and voter data — beyond what could conceivably be necessary for Smith or his team to fulfill the Special Counsel’s mandate.

dailycaller.com
Oct 12, 2026

I don’t plan on dying in office — but if I did, I don’t want a Democrat governor choosing my successor.

dailycaller.com
Oct 14, 2026

For the simple reason that the alternative, of a Democrat from Iowa in the United States Senate, is for Chuck Schumer to lead the United States Senate, and you know how disastrous that would be.

iowacapitaldispatch.com

Other voices in this conversation