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John Yarmuth: “Isn't it amazing that the Constitutional Convention in its wisdom, the Founding Fathers, I think recognized that even if…”

On the recordOctober 24, 2007
Isn't it amazing that the Constitutional Convention in its wisdom, the Founding Fathers, I think recognized that even if you had an all-powerful executive, that person, that man or woman could never know the needs and the priorities of every nook and cranny of the country and that you coming from New York or from New Hampshire or Ohio or Florida would all assimilate all of our needs and priorities into a budget and a priority list for the Nation. That is why he vested this type of power in the Congress and not in the executive branch.
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John Yarmuth
Democratic · Kentucky
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Discussing the role of Congress in representing diverse regional needs during a budget discussion.

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