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On the recordMay 15, 2013
Not only has the President shown a lack of respect for the Constitutional role of the separation of powers and the curb on executive power that Article I provides, but I believe that these two individuals have as well.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Reid criticizes the President and nominees for disregarding constitutional separation of powers.

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