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Scott Pruitt: “The only authority that any agency has in the executive branch is the authority given to it by Congress.”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2018
The only authority that any agency has in the executive branch is the authority given to it by Congress.
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Scott Pruitt

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Pruitt emphasizes the limits of executive authority granted by Congress.

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