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Paul Gosar: “I mean, precedence gives us that denotation, right? When you see an Administration leading by administrative fiat, the…”

On the recordApril 25, 2012
I mean, precedence gives us that denotation, right? When you see an Administration leading by administrative fiat, the apple does not fall far from the tree, does it?
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Paul Gosar
Republican · Arizona

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Gosar criticizes the administration's use of executive power.

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