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| https://www.sasse.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=10C71B94-D940-42D9-9C2B-138BF52EB332 | Sasse to Pelosi: "Checks and Balances Arent Code" | 2016-10-19 | 2016 | 2016-10 | Republican | House | NE | Ben Sasse | S001197 | www.sasse.senate.gov | legacy | "Respectfully, Minority Leader Pelosi, those checks and balances are what separate our job as lawmakers from punditry or blind political cheerleading." U.S. Senator Ben Sasse issued the following statement, rejecting House Minority Leader’s assertion at a press conference today that “checks and balances” is merely Republican "code" for “obstruction.”"Respectfully, Minority Leader Pelosi, those checks and balances are what separate our job as lawmakers from punditry or blind political cheerleading. Checks and balances aren’t code, they’re what give our constituents—the American people—a voice in a city full of unelected bureaucrats. They are profoundly important for Americans of every walk of life." | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |