On the recordMarch 19, 2017
The Federal Government is a government of enumerated powers, not a plenary government with unenumerated, unlimited power.
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Neil Gorsuch
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congress.govThe Federal Government is a government of enumerated powers, not a plenary government with unenumerated, unlimited power.
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