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Chuck Grassley: “Under the U.S. Constitution, States are considered to have general police powers that permit them to enact laws for the…”

On the recordJune 7, 2011
Under the U.S. Constitution, States are considered to have general police powers that permit them to enact laws for the general welfare, morals, health, and safety of their citizens--in fact, maybe to do some things that even the Federal Government can't do.
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Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa

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Grassley discusses state powers in relation to federal authority.

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