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On the recordMarch 22, 2021
I don't think Congress can claw back all the power that has been ceded to Presidents over the last 30 or 40 years.
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Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma

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Tom Cole expresses skepticism about Congress reclaiming powers from the presidency.

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