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On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
That does not auger well for this Committee's assessment of your willingness to stand up to the President when the Constitution and the laws so require.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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Cruz questions Lynch's commitment to uphold constitutional limits on presidential power.

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