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John Conyers: “Dear friends, under the REINS Act we would be violating the separation of powers doctrine... the REINS Act would be…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2011
Dear friends, under the REINS Act we would be violating the separation of powers doctrine... the REINS Act would be constitutionally infirm and that the REINS Act would be a terrible thing for us to do if you are serious about jobs.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan
Source
govinfo.gov
Feb 11, 2011

Editor's note · Context

Conyers discusses the implications of the REINS Act on job creation and constitutional principles.

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