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On the recordFebruary 1, 2011
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken discusses the 10th Amendment and its implications for state powers.

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