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Eugene

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Tue Jan 12, 2016, 05:43 PM Jan 2016

House GOP in Election-Year Probe of Presidential 'Overreach'

Source: Associated Press

House GOP in Election-Year Probe of Presidential 'Overreach'

By ALAN FRAM, ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Jan 12, 2016, 4:32 PM ET

House Republicans are planning an election-year study of what they say has been executive overreach by President Barack Obama and other recent presidents.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte said Tuesday that his panel would vote in coming weeks on creating a task force to conduct the investigation. The Virginia Republican said the probe would be led by Iowa GOP Rep. Steve King, a conservative and frequent Obama critic.

Republicans have repeatedly accused Obama of exceeding his constitutional powers.

The House GOP is pursuing a federal lawsuit accusing the president of unconstitutionally spending money that Congress has not approved for his health care overhaul. In a separate case, 26 states are seeking to prevent Obama from making it easier for millions of immigrants to avoid deportation.


http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/house-gop-election-year-probe-presidential-overreach-36249318
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House GOP in Election-Year Probe of Presidential 'Overreach' (Original Post) Eugene Jan 2016 OP
"and other recent presidents"? KamaAina Jan 2016 #1
Yup. Because the GOP has completely forgotten ... 11 Bravo Jan 2016 #4
Expect letters of Wellstone ruled Jan 2016 #2
Wanna bet the inquisition never gets beyond louis-t Jan 2016 #3
Goodlatte is so fucking dumb COLGATE4 Jan 2016 #5

11 Bravo

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4. Yup. Because the GOP has completely forgotten ...
Tue Jan 12, 2016, 06:42 PM
Jan 2016

the name of that goofy little fucker who occupied the White House in between the Big Dog and Barack Obama.

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