McConnell: Obama Appointment ‘Unprecedented’

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell decried President Obama’s decision to recess appoint consumer watchdog Richard Cordray.

“President Obama, in an unprecedented move, has arrogantly circumvented the American people,” said McConnell in a statement.

McConnell further added that the appointment puts Obama in “uncertain legal territory.”

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