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The law that’s key to congressional Republicans’ fake oversight

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Julian Zelizer : Some members of Congress are eager to demonstrate they take seriously their responsibilities to check the executive branch.

Zelizer says the Congressional Review Act can only be used for one purpose: to repeal a recently issued agency rule.

He says the act is a fake expression of congressional power; even worse, it hobbles legitimate efforts at leveraging the powers the Constitution already gives the legislature.