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Cato Video • June 16, 2016 

# “A Loaded Weapon”: The Growth of Executive Power (Rep. Jeb Hensarling) 

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Is the expansion of unilateral executive power the “right thing” for our system of government or a “loaded weapon” that threatens the constitutional separation of powers?

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##### [Jeb Hensarling](/people/jeb-hensarling)

Economics Fellow, Cato Institute; Former Chairman, House Financial Services Committee