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On the recordMarch 19, 2017
I think that is an important distinction that you just made. You are trying to interpret and apply rather than to alter or amend the meaning of the Constitution.
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Mike Crapo
Republican · Idaho

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Crapo highlights the importance of interpreting the Constitution faithfully.

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