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Laurie Buckhout: “The president does his job as chief executive, which is to…”

Featuring: Laurie Buckhout, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. House North Carolina, District 1

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Morning Show - Laurie Buckhout

Published | Video Starts at 14:26

So I would think it would be most important to look at those elements which mostly impact the citizenry and the people of my district. That includes the tax cuts, that includes national security. That Includes doing your job. Make sure The president does his job as chief executive, which is to execute the orders of the legislative branch, which is Congress. So going back to what Congress should do, which is to legislate and to legislate for the people. So those priorities include, I mean, for starters, I'm an energetic person and I'm not dumb. (14:26–14:34)

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Asserts that the president's role is to execute Congress's orders.

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