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Chris Van Hollen: The law would have allowed you to do that, right?

On the recordOctober 3, 2017
The law would have allowed you to do that, right?
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Van Hollen asserts that the law permitted enforcement actions.

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