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Ron Johnson: “The president does not have the legal authority to change…”

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

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Senator Johnson on The Kudlow Report Jan 7, 2014

Published | Video Starts at 04:50

When those Americans go get their insurance from the exchange, they're going to have to do with after tax dollars members of Congress, they get a tax preferred contribution by the employer. That's the special treatment that's unfair. And oh, by the way, The president does not have the legal authority to change the law. If he wants to change it, come to Congress and pass a new law. So it's really about upholding the rule of law and just basic fairness. (04:50–04:54)

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Asserts that the president lacks legal authority to unilaterally change laws.

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