On the recordMay 5, 2010
Our system of checks and balances, quite correctly, always gives Congress this prerogative.
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congress.govTom Harkin: “Our system of checks and balances, quite correctly, always gives Congress this prerogative.”
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Harkin emphasizes Congress's authority to legislate in response to Supreme Court decisions.
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