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David Cay Johnston: I have never said this ought to be consensual, that it ought to be solely in the discretion of the agency head. Never…

On the recordJuly 17, 1995
I have never said this ought to be consensual, that it ought to be solely in the discretion of the agency head. Never have said that. Never believed that. It simply is not so. I think we have delivered very, very well on this letter of mine.
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David Cay Johnston
West Virginia

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Addressing the authority of agency heads in a legislative context.

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