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Jan 04 2012

Hatch Outraged at White House Decision to Circumvent Senate, Appoint Regulatory Chief

Utah Senator Says the Political Decision by the White House is “Beneath the Office of the President”

U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) issued the following statement after President Obama circumvented the Senate, breaking decades of long-standing precedent, by appointing Richard Cordray to serve as the head of the new regulatory agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB): 

“This is a very grave decision by this heavy-handed, autocratic White House.  Circumventing the Senate and tossing out decades of precedent to appoint an unaccountable czar to appease its liberal base is beneath the Office of the President.  The legislative branch exists as a check and a balance on the Executive.  By opening this door, the White House is saying it can appoint any person at any time to any position it chooses without the advice and consent of the Senate.  This is not how our Republic was designed to function. The American people deserve to be treated with more respect than this White House is affording them with this blatant power grab.  Senators of both parties should be deeply troubled the President’s actions today – actions which will come back to haunt them. ”

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