Cassidy Applauds House Reading Of Constitution

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Today, Louisiana Congressman Bill Cassidy participated in the bipartisan public reading of the Constitution of the United States on the floor of the House of Representatives. According to the Congressional Research Service, this is the first time in history that the Constitution has been read in its entirety in such a manner.

Said Cassidy, "Today the House of Representatives paid honor and deference to the people's will, which is best embodied in the United States Constitution. Reaffirming our obedience to its principles affirms the limits of government and the freedoms of the American people."

"…but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments."

Members of both parties took turns reading the Constitution. Cassidy read from Article II, Section II, which deals with the powers invested in the President to appoint certain federal officials, as well as the rights of the Senate to advise and offer their consent before those appointments are certified.

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