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James Lankford: “The court, actually, for the first time, went to the President and said, no, the President does not have the…”

On the recordOctober 25, 2017
The court, actually, for the first time, went to the President and said, no, the President does not have the constitutional authority to be able to do this.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford references a court ruling on presidential authority regarding the Affordable Care Act.

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