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Summer Lee: his Administration's actions cannot be addressed by the enactment of new laws because Congress cannot assume that the…

On the recordFebruary 25, 2014
his Administration's actions cannot be addressed by the enactment of new laws because Congress cannot assume that the President will execute the new laws any more faithfully than the laws he already ignored, leaving Congress with no legislative remedy to prevent the establishment of what is, in effect, an imperial presidency.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Criticizing the President's failure to enforce laws, leading to an 'imperial presidency.'

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