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Neil Gorsuch: “If it has not done so, with respect, that is not my fault.”

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
If it has not done so, with respect, that is not my fault.
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Neil Gorsuch

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Gorsuch states that it is up to legislators to legislate on issues.

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