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David Cicilline: “Of course, every Executive order by a President is unilateral. That is the definition of an Executive order.”

On the recordDecember 1, 2014
Of course, every Executive order by a President is unilateral. That is the definition of an Executive order.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline defends the unilateral nature of executive orders.

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