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Barack Obama: “Preemption of State law by executive departments and agencies should be undertaken only with full consideration of the…”

On the recordMay 19, 2009
Preemption of State law by executive departments and agencies should be undertaken only with full consideration of the legitimate prerogatives of the States and with a sufficient legal basis for preemption.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Memorandum on Preemption

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