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Adam Smith: “We do not want to give the President a blank check and take away any of our authority.”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2015
We do not want to give the President a blank check and take away any of our authority.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington

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Smith discusses the balance of power between Congress and the President.

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