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Darren Soto: We do not need a statute to give Congress powers it already has under the U.S. Constitution's territorial clause.

On the recordNovember 1, 2023
We do not need a statute to give Congress powers it already has under the U.S. Constitution's territorial clause.
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Darren Soto
Democratic · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Soto argues against unnecessary bureaucracy in governing American Samoa's local laws.

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