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Mike Lee: “Some of us have been alarmed by Executive overreach and the threat it poses to the separation of powers.”

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
Some of us have been alarmed by Executive overreach and the threat it poses to the separation of powers.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Expresses concern over executive branch overreach affecting government balance.

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