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Jim McGovern: “I am a strong supporter of states' rights, and I acknowledge that sometimes state laws can have limited extraterritorial…”

On the recordMarch 19, 2024
I am a strong supporter of states' rights, and I acknowledge that sometimes state laws can have limited extraterritorial effects, but any state or local laws that control production outside of their jurisdictions are inherently harmful to interstate commerce.
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Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Discusses the impact of state laws on interstate commerce and supports the EATS Act.

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