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Bennie Thompson: “This is completely unacceptable, and such a decision would raise serious Constitutional questions.”

On the recordOctober 29, 2019
This is completely unacceptable, and such a decision would raise serious Constitutional questions.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Thompson criticizes potential legal loopholes for appointing an Acting Secretary.

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