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Carolyn Maloney: The admissions clause of the Constitution gives Congress the authority to admit states.

On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
The admissions clause of the Constitution gives Congress the authority to admit states.
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Carolyn Maloney
Democratic · New York

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Maloney emphasizes Congress's constitutional power to admit new states.

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