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On the recordJuly 8, 2015
It did not trouble me and it does not trouble me if I see a residential home sitting in the middle of an asphalt parking lot at a shopping mall out of respect to the Fifth Amendment and the property rights.
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Steve King
Republican · Iowa

Editor's note · Context

King expresses support for property rights in relation to the Kelo decision.

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