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Trent Franks: “I would suggest, Mr. Chairman, that not only in the application of the law has this Administration held themselves…”

On the recordDecember 2, 2013
I would suggest, Mr. Chairman, that not only in the application of the law has this Administration held themselves unconstrained by the Constitution or even the truth in many cases.
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Trent Franks
Arizona

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Franks criticizes the administration for ignoring constitutional boundaries.

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