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Chuck Grassley: “You can take the job and implement the policies, or you can say, 'Mr. President, I think what you are trying to do is…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
You can take the job and implement the policies, or you can say, 'Mr. President, I think what you are trying to do is improper, even illegal, unconstitutional' and quit.
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Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa

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Grassley outlines the choices for a Cabinet member regarding policy implementation.

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