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Neil Gorsuch: “If Congress wishes to revise the law, I will be the first one in line to enforce it.”

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
If Congress wishes to revise the law, I will be the first one in line to enforce it.
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Neil Gorsuch

Editor's note · Context

Gorsuch expresses willingness to enforce new laws if Congress changes them.

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