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On the recordJune 3, 2019
A Federal judge struck down key provisions of those executive orders, finding that they were, quote, 'an improper exercise of the President's statutory authority.'
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Robin Kelly
Democratic · Illinois

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Reference to a judge's ruling against Trump's executive orders on labor.

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