Caroline Fredrickson Executive Quotations

I think one of the fundamental roles of Congress is to exercise oversight of the executive branch. And it's not happening.

The president cannot use the pursuit of national security as a carte blanche to undermine the very freedoms that define America. This administration - like that of President Nixon - has apparently secretly adopted a legal view of the Executive Branch's power that is unbounded. A commitment to the Constitution and our laws demand an independent investigation.

The executive power of our country is not an imperial power. The president has demonstrated a dangerous disregard for our Constitution and our laws with his authorization for this illegal program.

The executive power of our country is not an imperial power.

This administration, like that of President Nixon, has apparently secretly adopted a legal view of the executive branch's power that is unbounded.