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James E. Risch: “We are not going to tolerate an agency saying, well, we do not like that law so we are not going to enforce it.”

On the recordMay 31, 2023
We are not going to tolerate an agency saying, well, we do not like that law so we are not going to enforce it.
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James E. Risch
Idaho

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Risch asserts Congress's authority over the Department of Defense's enforcement of laws.

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