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Ed Whitfield: “The Obama administration has really established a pattern of disregarding laws that they do not agree with.”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2013
The Obama administration has really established a pattern of disregarding laws that they do not agree with.
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Ed Whitfield
Republican · Kentucky

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Whitfield criticizes the Obama administration for ignoring laws.

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