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John Yarmuth: We have to do this. And I agree with my colleague that what we're talking about here is the oath we took. We took an…

On the recordMarch 5, 2008
We have to do this. And I agree with my colleague that what we're talking about here is the oath we took. We took an oath to uphold the Constitution. And the Constitution says that we have to obey the laws of the land and we have to, within our area of authority, make sure the laws of the land are upheld. And we have to provide oversight for that.
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John Yarmuth
Democratic · Kentucky

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Discussing the importance of upholding the Constitution and providing oversight.

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