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On the recordApril 26, 2010
the best thing that could happen is to remove all those State barriers and let local governments do what local governments do best: respond to their constituency.
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Mary Landrieu
Democratic · Louisiana

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Landrieu advocates for local governments to operate without state restrictions.

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