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Steve Womack: And so my question is where does the responsibility of the Federal Government begin?

On the recordMay 9, 2018
And so my question is where does the responsibility of the Federal Government begin?
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Steve Womack
Republican · Arkansas

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Womack questions the boundaries of federal and local government responsibilities.

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