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Anthony Weiner: “Mr. Speaker, here is the difference. This is not a question about whether or not we are interpreting whether someone's…”

On the recordApril 25, 2001
Mr. Speaker, here is the difference. This is not a question about whether or not we are interpreting whether someone's speech is abridged. This is taking an inherent constitutional congressional obligation which is deciding these questions and having litigation over what a specific term of art means.
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Anthony Weiner
New York

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Discussing the constitutional obligations of Congress regarding speech interpretation.

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