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Presidents Use of Executive Orders Questioned

Presidents Use of Executive Orders Questioned

Congressman Dusty Johnson Photo: WNAX


President Trump signed a series of executive orders over the weekend to extend unemployment benefits, cut payroll taxes and slow down evictions.
South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says powers are supposed to be separated…

Johnson says there are legal issues with each executive order….

Johnson says Congress needs to do something with the next stimulus bill….

The bill is hung up between democrats who want to spend three trillion dollars and republicans who don’t want to go above one trillion dollars.

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