Phil Weiser: “Congress makes the laws. This is the way our Constitution…”

“When you have audits that show concerns, you address the concerns. You don't take apart an agency in its entirety, thereby undermining what Congress decided. Congress makes the laws. This is the way our Constitution works. Congress set up AmeriCorps as an agency to serve this critical purpose. and here we are talking about whether the president can unmake the laws. That's not how our system works. That's why we're in court.” (01:44–01:53)

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