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Jerry Nadler: The Constitution should provide procedures for government and should protect individual rights but should not lock in…

On the recordJuly 26, 2017
The Constitution should provide procedures for government and should protect individual rights but should not lock in policies, especially economic policies.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler argues against constitutional amendments that enforce specific economic policies.

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