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Adam Schiff: “I do not consider it a cheap shot to say that there is inconsistency with people who advocate for states' rights when it…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2010
I do not consider it a cheap shot to say that there is inconsistency with people who advocate for states' rights when it is convenient and do not when it is not convenient.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

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Schiff criticizes the inconsistency in states' rights advocacy.

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