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John F. Kelly: “I would just beg you, as a lawmaker, if it is bad law, change the law so I can take that particular issue off the plate.”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2017
I would just beg you, as a lawmaker, if it is bad law, change the law so I can take that particular issue off the plate.
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John F. Kelly

Editor's note · Context

Kelly urges lawmakers to change laws he must enforce that he considers problematic.

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