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On the recordMay 14, 2019
You know, it is often said, and the chairman just said, that the Congress is a co-equal branch. I actually think it is the premiere branch because we are the ones that actually start the money.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

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Johnson asserts Congress's primary role in government and its financial authority.

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