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Steny Hoyer: “The Constitution says we make the law, not [the Executive].”

Featuring: Steny Hoyer, Democratic | U.S. House Maryland, 5th Congressional District

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Hoyer: The President Believes He is the Law –That is a Dangerous Phenomenon

Published | Video Starts at 03:06

And very frankly, I would hope that Ms. DeLauro, when she's chair, would say to a Democratic administration, if you want to change that, you come back here because The Constitution says we make the law, not [the Executive]. you. Now the President believes he is the law. That is a dangerous phenomena, ladies and gentlemen. And if you are not cognizant of that, concerned about that, then you're not concerned about our democracy. (03:06–03:11)

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Asserts that the legislative branch is responsible for making laws according to the Constitution.

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