I was glad my colleague pointed out that it violates the Seventh Amendment. Now we add that to the 10th Amendment. So there are actually two Amendments. I am not even an attorney, but I know this violates two Amendments to our Constitution. That is pretty impressive for one bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky).
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