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Orrin Hatch: “The idea that a President has the authority to tell the Senate when it is in or out of this or that sort of recess is…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
The idea that a President has the authority to tell the Senate when it is in or out of this or that sort of recess is astounding.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Senator Hatch expresses concern over presidential authority regarding Senate recess.

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