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Jeb Hensarling: “I think one of the reasons they are unhappy is too often, they see an Administration that either makes up law, ignores…”

On the recordMarch 21, 2016
I think one of the reasons they are unhappy is too often, they see an Administration that either makes up law, ignores law, or lives above the law, and they see a Congress that they think is helpless or hapless in dealing with that.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas

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Expressing public dissatisfaction with government actions and Congress's effectiveness.

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