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On the recordJune 16, 2009
if the statute is that explicit... it is, in fact, unconstitutional for the President and illegal... to override the express will of the Congress.
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Russ Feingold
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Feingold emphasizes the constitutional issue regarding presidential authority over Congress.

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