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Andy Barr: “Just because we have that power doesn't mean that it is our obligation to use it.”

On the recordJuly 17, 2023
Just because we have that power doesn't mean that it is our obligation to use it.
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Andy Barr
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Barr warns against misusing legislative power to undermine free markets.

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