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McCotter Signs Letter Condemning President's Unconstitutional 'Recess' Appointments

Press Release

Date: Jan. 6, 2012
Issues: Employment and Affirmative Action Finance and Banking

On January 6, 2012, Representative Thaddues McCotter joined 95 of his colleagues in signing a letter to President Barack Obama expressing strong objection to the recent appointments of Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Sharon Block, Terence Flynn, and Richard Griffin to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB):

"...These appointments establish a dangerous precedent that threatens the confirmation process and undermines the system of checks and balances embedded in the Constitution. We stand committed to undoing the damage these appointments have done to our republic and expect that these appointments will be determined to be unconstitutional and invalidated by both the courts and the American people."

The full letter to President Obama is available below:


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