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On the recordFebruary 16, 2025
It's been the law of the land for decades that members of bipartisan, independent agencies are protected from removal by the president.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin defends longstanding protections against presidential removal of independent agency members.

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