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Tom Harkin: “I will not argue constitutional principles with the Senator from West Virginia, I know that. But treaties under--I…”

On the recordApril 28, 1998
I will not argue constitutional principles with the Senator from West Virginia, I know that. But treaties under--I forget the article--treaties become the law of the land.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the legal status of treaties during a Senate debate.

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