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Mike Johanns: “If I took your argument to a logical extreme, the solution to all the world's problems is to pass a Federal law that…”

On the recordJuly 27, 2009
If I took your argument to a logical extreme, the solution to all the world's problems is to pass a Federal law that preempts every State law on every subject.
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Mike Johanns
Republican · Alaska

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Johanns critiques the idea of broad federal preemption over state laws.

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