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Dick Durbin: “It's been the law of the land for decades that members of bipartisan, independent agencies are protected from removal by…”

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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