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>> madam secretary, you are telling me you had no authority to take anyone's paycheck, to cause anyone to be fired? you were telling me you were legally prohibited from doing that, is that your position here this morning. >> it is my position in the absence of finding dereliction or breach of duty, there could not be immediate action taken but there was a process that was immediately instituted and which led to decisions being made. >> yes, ma'am. the decision was put these back at fullback pay and keep them on as employees. that was the decision that was made as a result of the processes that...

>> i followed the law, congressman, that was my responsibility. >> you're telling me you had no authority to take anyone's paycheck, to cause anyone to be fired? you're telling me you were legally prohibited from doing that? is that your position? >> it is my position in the absence of finding dereliction or breach of duty, there could not be immediate action taken, but there was a process that was immediately instituted and which led to decisions being made. >> yes, ma'am. the decision was to put these back at full back pay and keep them on as employees. that was the decision made as a result...

>> you're telling me you had no authority to take anyone's paycheck, to cause anyone to be fired? you are telling me you were legally prohibited from doing that? is that your position here this morning? >> it is my position that in the absence of finding dereliction or breach of duty there could not be immediate action taken but there was a process that was immediately instituted and which led to decisions being made. >> yes, ma'am. the decision was to put in fullback pay and keep them on as employees. that was the decision that was made as a result of the processes that you put in place. the ...