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On the recordNovember 28, 2012
the framers of the Constitution created our government in which the powers and the rights of the Federal Government would be circumscribed, would be limited, and that all other powers would go to the States.
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John Fleming
Republican · Louisiana

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Fleming emphasizes limited federal power as intended by the Constitution.

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