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Angus King: “The president doesn't have the right to decide which laws he…”

Featuring: Angus King, Independent | U.S. Senate Maine

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American Conversations: Senator Angus King (I-ME), on Paul Revere's Ride

Published | Video Starts at 31:20

And so I would start, you say, what's my vision? My vision is let's return to constitutional government, where everybody understands what their lane is, what their opportunities are. And as I say, the. The president doesn't have the right to decide which laws he likes, which agencies he likes that were created by Congress, or which funding laws he likes or doesn't like. That's just not the way our system works. So that's the. What, what, what I believe is, you know, I, I made a speech on the floor a couple of weeks ago. (31:20–31:30)

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Asserts that the president cannot selectively decide on laws, agencies, or funding laws.

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