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Bob Menendez Jr.: “It is my personal belief that Congress as a whole is a coequal branch of government with the executive and must…”

On the recordJuly 16, 2017
It is my personal belief that Congress as a whole is a coequal branch of government with the executive and must, therefore, dutifully exercise its role not only as overseer, but as authorizer.
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Bob Menendez Jr.
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez emphasizes Congress's role as a coequal branch of government.

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