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Frank Pallone: We should absolutely not, under any circumstances, seed legislative power to the executive branch.

On the recordJuly 12, 2011
We should absolutely not, under any circumstances, seed legislative power to the executive branch.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

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Pallone emphasizes the importance of maintaining legislative power against executive encroachment.

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