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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 25, 2013) — U.S. Senator Roy Blunt released the following statement in response to the federal appeals court ruling today that President Barack Obama violated the Constitution when he made “recess appointments” last year while the Senate was still in pro forma session:
“The Senate decides when the Senate is in session — not President Obama. By using this recess appointment to circumvent Congress, the president attempted to circumvent the U.S. Senate’s constitutional responsibilities. I’m pleased the court has upheld the separation of powers.”
In September 2012, Blunt joined 41 of his Senate colleagues in filing an amicus brief in a challenge (Noel Canning v. NLRB) to the constitutionality of President Obama’s so-called “recess appointments” to the National Labor Relations Board.
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt serves as a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations as well as the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. He currently serves as Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies and also serves as co-chair of the Missouri River Working Group along with U.S. Senators Claire McCaskill of Missouri and John Hoeven and Kent Conrad of North Dakota.
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U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt[/TD]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 25, 2013) — U.S. Senator Roy Blunt released the following statement in response to the federal appeals court ruling today that President Barack Obama violated the Constitution when he made “recess appointments” last year while the Senate was still in pro forma session:
“The Senate decides when the Senate is in session — not President Obama. By using this recess appointment to circumvent Congress, the president attempted to circumvent the U.S. Senate’s constitutional responsibilities. I’m pleased the court has upheld the separation of powers.”
In September 2012, Blunt joined 41 of his Senate colleagues in filing an amicus brief in a challenge (Noel Canning v. NLRB) to the constitutionality of President Obama’s so-called “recess appointments” to the National Labor Relations Board.
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt serves as a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations as well as the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. He currently serves as Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies and also serves as co-chair of the Missouri River Working Group along with U.S. Senators Claire McCaskill of Missouri and John Hoeven and Kent Conrad of North Dakota.
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