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Derrick Van Orden: “The executive branch [has] become so terribly powerful that…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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Published | Video Starts at 01:43

The Founding Fathers were so concerned that the House of Representatives would be too powerful. And yet over the decades, the House of Representatives has abdicated their responsibility to the executive branch. The executive branch [has] become so terribly powerful that it is a threat to the country. This is the people's house. The way our government was designed is that we are the closest to the people possible. That's why we have to get elected every two years. (01:43–01:50)

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Asserts that the executive branch's power is a threat to the country.

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