On the recordJanuary 5, 2011
No person except a natural born citizen or a citizen of the United States at the time of the adoption of this Constitution shall be eligible to be in the office of president.
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Frank Pallone reads a section of the Constitution regarding presidential eligibility during a disrupted House session.
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