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On the recordJanuary 21, 2016
This law was passed under a Democratic Congress and a Democratic President, but it had been worked on with bipartisan support over the years, and this law is not being enforced.
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

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Westerman expresses concern over the enforcement of a bipartisan law.

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