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On the recordDecember 17, 2025
we are invited to believe that the United States Congress is not only more competent to make medical decisions for America's children than their own parents, but that the United States Congress is more competent than all 50 State legislatures to run medical practices within their States.
Said by
Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Discussing the role of Congress in making medical decisions for children.

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