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Eric Holder: “The duty of the Justice Department is to defend statutes that have been passed by Congress, unless there is some very…”

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
The duty of the Justice Department is to defend statutes that have been passed by Congress, unless there is some very compelling reason not to.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Holder states the Justice Department's obligation to uphold Congressional statutes.

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