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Rob Andrews: I support my friend from Illinois' amendment. Everybody, everybody, in our system is accountable. It doesn't matter what…

On the recordJune 28, 2007
I support my friend from Illinois' amendment. Everybody, everybody, in our system is accountable. It doesn't matter what you call yourself. It doesn't matter how you define yourself. When it was convenient for him to avoid scrutiny over the energy bill, the Vice President in 2002 said he was a part of the executive branch and preserved by that privilege. When it was inconvenient for the Vice President to comply with everybody else's requirements regarding classified information in 2005 and 2006, he said he was not part of the executive branch, he was part of the legislative branch. Under our Constitution, what you call yourself does not define your responsibility. What the Constitution says is your responsibility is your responsibility, even if you are Vice President of the United States.
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Rob Andrews
Democratic · New Jersey

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Discussing accountability and the responsibilities of the Vice President in relation to the Constitution.

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