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Rick Scott: “Congress has responded to headlines with knee-jerk federal criminal legislation, without inquiry into whether the…”

On the recordMarch 26, 2014
Congress has responded to headlines with knee-jerk federal criminal legislation, without inquiry into whether the federal government should be involved at all.
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Rick Scott
Republican · Florida

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Scott critiques Congress for hastily enacting federal criminal laws without proper consideration.

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