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Zoe Lofgren: “We are mindful that the Constitution itself, in Article 1, Section 8, provides for the bankruptcy laws of the United…”

On the recordJanuary 21, 2009
We are mindful that the Constitution itself, in Article 1, Section 8, provides for the bankruptcy laws of the United States.
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Zoe Lofgren
Democratic · California

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Emphasizing the constitutional basis for U.S. bankruptcy laws.

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