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Dick Durbin: “The fact that we embrace the rule of law is a strength and not a weakness.”

On the recordMay 12, 2009
The fact that we embrace the rule of law is a strength and not a weakness.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin argues that upholding the rule of law enhances national strength.

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