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Mike Simpson: “No Administration or Congress can unilaterally decide the law doesn't apply to them.”

On the recordMay 31, 2011
No Administration or Congress can unilaterally decide the law doesn't apply to them.
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Mike Simpson
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Simpson asserts the importance of adhering to existing laws despite political changes.

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