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On the recordFebruary 13, 2002
I just want to say it is true, we do not have the power to adjudicate constitutionality, but we certainly have the power to recognize it when we see it and assert our opinion that something is unconstitutional. We are sworn to protect that document.
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Henry Hyde
Illinois

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Discussing the role of Congress in relation to constitutional issues.

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