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John Cornyn: The idea that agencies, unelected bureaucrats, have the latitude to interpret their own legal authorities... is a…

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
The idea that agencies, unelected bureaucrats, have the latitude to interpret their own legal authorities... is a troubling concept.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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Cornyn critiques the power of bureaucrats to interpret laws without electoral accountability.

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