> The Commerce Department operates as a proxy for Congress. That's how the government works. Congress writes the laws and the executive branch executes the law

> The Commerce Department operates as a proxy for Congress. That's how the government works. Congress writes the laws and the executive branch executes the laws... That doesn't make the executive branch part of the legislative branch. "In the United States, the Department of Commerce is an executive department of the federal government concerned with promoting economic growth. This organization's main purpose is to create jobs, promote economic growth, encourage sustainable development and _block harmful trade practices of other nations_[1]". The department of commerce is literally a part of the executive branch. Of course they operate with the support of Congress, they are implementing the laws that Congress writes. That's how the government works. I don't know what point you're trying to make. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Commerce https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_...