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Ron Johnson: “President Obama is trying to enact cap and trade when…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Senator Johnson on C-SPAN's Washington Journal

Published | Video Starts at 05:52

And like I say, oh, by the way, President Obama had no legal authority to change the law that way. No, there's nothing in the Constitution that grants the … President Obama is trying to enact cap and trade when Congress refuses to enact it into law. … types of actions he's taken. And this, this case is really meant, hopefully can be a landmark case to highlight and bring back into balance our checks and balances here with the three branches of government. (05:52–06:04)

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Asserts that President Obama is attempting to implement cap and trade without congressional approval.

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