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Jay Rockefeller: “But what I'm saying is that we should not limit the President by saying it has to go here or it has to go there.”

On the recordFebruary 1, 2010
But what I'm saying is that we should not limit the President by saying it has to go here or it has to go there.
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Rockefeller emphasizes the need for presidential discretion in decision-making.

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