Legal Expert Says Obama Has Followed Bush On Congressional Oversight
Morton Rosenberg, a legal expert from the Congressional Research Service, says President Obama has continued “controversial” policies used by former President George W. Bush, and that Congressional oversight over the executive branch has “yet to be revived.” (0:58)
July 16, 2009
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