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On the recordApril 10, 1997
Based upon the Senator's experience as Governor of the State of Nevada and as its chief legal officer, the Attorney General of the State of Nevada, and based upon other legal experiences, does the Senator from Nevada think it is an appropriate function of this Congress to adopt this amendment protecting the States rights in all 50 States?
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Questioning the appropriateness of Congress adopting an amendment related to states' rights.

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