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As a member of Congress, I believe Congress must provide oversight of actions by the Executive Branch as our system of checks and balances requires.

~Charles B. Rangel

Topics: Actions Balances Believe Branch Checks Checks And Balances Congress Executive Executive Branch Member Must Our Oversight Provide Requires System I Believe

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The War Powers Act requires presidents to seek the consent of the American people, through their representatives, before sending our troops into war. It is the responsibility of Congress to deliberate and consult with the executive branch before involving ourselves in a military conflict.

~Charles B. Rangel

Topics: Act American American People Before Branch Conflict Congress Consent Consult Deliberate Executive Executive Branch Involving Military Our Ourselves People Powers Presidents Representatives Requires Responsibility Seek Sending Through Troops War

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Donors are sick of writing that $200 check to the Red Cross and not knowing whether it goes for the executive director's salary or the office rent.

~Charles Best

Topics: Check Cross Director Donors Executive Goes Knowing Not Knowing Office Red Rent Salary Sick Whether Writing

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Obama issued a slew of executive orders about climate change during the eight years of his presidency. Inexplicably, President Trump revoked about half of them but left the other half in place. Since Obama's orders were intertwined, it's unclear exactly what applies.

~Charles C. Mann

Topics: About Change Climate Climate Change Eight Exactly Exactly What Executive Half His Intertwined Left Obama Orders Other Place Presidency President President Trump Since Them Trump Were Years

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When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty; because apprehensions may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrannical manner.

~Charles De Secondat

Topics: Apprehension Arise Because Body Enact Execute Executive Laws Legislative Lest Liberty Manner May Monarch Person Powers Same Senate Should Them Tyrannical United

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When the mortgage giant Fannie Mae recruited Daniel H. Mudd, he told a friend he wanted to work for an altruistic business. Already a decorated marine and a successful executive, he wanted to be a role model to his four children - just as his father, the television journalist Roger Mudd, had been to him.

~Charles Duhigg

Topics: Altruistic Been Business Children Daniel Executive Father Four Friend Giant Had He Him His Journalist Just Marine Model Mortgage Roger Role Role Model Successful Television Wanted Work

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The Independent or Congregational theory includes two principles; first, that the governing and executive power in the Church is in the brotherhood; and secondly, that the Church organization is complete in each worshipping assembly, which is independent of every other.

~Charles Hodge

Topics: Assembly Brotherhood Church Complete Each Every Executive Executive Power First Governing Independent Organization Other Power Principles Secondly Theory Two Which

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Under our constitutional system, the executive executes the laws that Congress has passed. It should not be executing laws that Congress has rejected.

~Charles Krauthammer

Topics: Congress Constitutional Executing Executive Laws Our Passed Rejected Should System

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Congress is a co-equal branch of government, with a long and rich history of standing up to the executive branch.

~Charlie Sykes

Topics: Branch Congress Executive Executive Branch Government History Long Rich Standing Standing Up Up

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The U.S. needs legislation to protect the public's right to free speech and a free press, to protect it from the actions of the executive branch, and to promote the integrity and transparency of the U.S. government.

~Chelsea Manning

Topics: Actions Branch Executive Executive Branch Free Free Press Free Speech Government Integrity Legislation Needs Press Promote Protect Public Right Speech Transparency U.s. Government

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