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Jamie Raskin: “We are the lawmaking branch of government. We represent the people. The President's job is to take care that the laws…”

On the recordJune 26, 2019
We are the lawmaking branch of government. We represent the people. The President's job is to take care that the laws are faithfully executed, not thwarted, not circumvented, not violated.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin emphasizes Congress's role in lawmaking versus the President's duty to execute laws.

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