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On the recordMay 31, 2012
The Federal Government should have some basic functions that we all agree with, and we ought to leave a lot of stuff like infrastructure and education to State and local governments.
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Chuck Edwards
Republican · North Dakota

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Edwards advocates for decentralizing government functions to state and local levels.

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