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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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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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As President Franklin Delano Roosevelt learned when he tried to pack the Supreme Court, the three branches of government are coequal for a reason. Neither the executive branch or the legislative branch should use the third branch to a pursue a partisan agenda.

~Dan Pfeiffer

Topics: Agenda Branch Branches Court Executive Executive Branch Franklin Government He Learned Legislative Neither Pack Partisan President Pursue Reason Roosevelt Should Supreme Supreme Court Third Three Tried Use

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The Congress, the executive branch, and our fellow citizens have done an enormous amount to support our troopers and their loved ones. And all of us are grateful for that.

~David Petraeus

Topics: Amount Branch Citizens Congress Done Enormous Executive Executive Branch Fellow Fellow Citizens Grateful Loved Loved Ones Our Support Us

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The beauty of our court system is that anybody can enter the court and sue. Uh, you have to be appointed to be in the Executive Branch. You have to be elected to be in the Legislative Branch, but anybody can go into court.

~Dick Morris

Topics: Anybody Appointed Beauty Branch Court Elected Enter Executive Executive Branch Go Legislative Our Sue System You

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To be at the apex of the executive branch and understand that there are lot of moving pieces and the importance of working with Congress to get things done - I think that gave me a unique perspective as a young person.

~Elise Stefanik

Topics: Branch Congress Done Executive Executive Branch Gave Get Importance Lot Me Moving Person Perspective Pieces Things Think Understand Unique Working Young Young Person I Think

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