And if you are not cognizant of that, concerned about that, then you're not concerned about our democracy. These times when we come here and we give our imprimatur to the arbitrary action of the Executive Department, Every time we [give our imprimatur to the arbitrary action of the Executive Department], it erodes the authority of this committee. Bob Livingston is on that wall. He was a wonderful chairman of this committee, a Republican from Louisiana. He wouldn't have stood for this, Nor would and David Obie on the Democratic side. (03:48–03:56)
CLAIM
Asserts that allowing the Executive to act arbitrarily weakens congressional authority.
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