In a hearing that at times felt more like a law school seminar, members of the House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 15 quizzed a panel of legal experts on the constitutionality of four recess appointments made by President Barack Obama last month.
Committee Democrats argued Obama had the authority to appoint Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and fill three vacant seats at the National Labor Relations Board on Jan. 4. Republicans countered that the appointments were an overreach of executive branch authority, since the U.S. Senate was technically in a pro forma session, not recess.
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