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Jim Risch: “We are mixing the constitutional prerogatives of two co-equal branches of the federal government.”

On the recordSeptember 6, 2016
We are mixing the constitutional prerogatives of two co-equal branches of the federal government.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Risch expresses concern over the blending of powers between branches of government.

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