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Steve Womack: “Many well-intended federal requirements hinder states' efforts to address domestic priorities.”

On the recordJanuary 14, 2020
Many well-intended federal requirements hinder states' efforts to address domestic priorities.
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Steve Womack
Republican · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Womack criticizes federal overreach that limits state flexibility in governance.

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