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Melvin Watt: “If somebody is going to try to put States' rights or individual eminent domain authority above the taxpayers of the…”

On the recordJune 26, 2013
If somebody is going to try to put States' rights or individual eminent domain authority above the taxpayers of the United States, that is where I would certainly draw the line.
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Melvin Watt
North Carolina

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Watt emphasizes the importance of taxpayer interests over states' rights regarding eminent domain.

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