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Henry Hyde: “I do not extend this protection to anybody who is successful in Federal court. They are successful and the Government…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 1997
I do not extend this protection to anybody who is successful in Federal court. They are successful and the Government cannot substantially justify. That is not a tough threshold, that is not a tough threshold under the Government to meet.
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Henry Hyde
Illinois

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Discussing legal protections in relation to Federal court success.

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