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On the recordMay 18, 2015
if there is gridlock in the system, no matter how bad the consequences, it must never permit the President... to override the clear force of law.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Conyers argues against allowing the President to bypass laws despite governmental gridlock.

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