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Charles E. Schumer: “So, wait, can I just, again, because there is a lot of sophistry here, do you believe that unexamined deference to VAWA…”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2003
So, wait, can I just, again, because there is a lot of sophistry here, do you believe that unexamined deference to VAWA would give any Congressional staffer with a laptop the ultimate Marbury power?
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Charles E. Schumer
New York
Source
congress.gov
Jan 29, 2003

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Senator Schumer questions the implications of VAWA on Congressional power.

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