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David Shulkin: “Unfortunately, it was determined to be unconstitutional, and now the Department of Justice did not choose to go and to…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
Unfortunately, it was determined to be unconstitutional, and now the Department of Justice did not choose to go and to defend that.
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David Shulkin
Independent · District of Columbia

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Shulkin explains the constitutional issues with employee removal authority.

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