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On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
I think that the Federal Government has an obligation--and the Congress can initiate that--to really set certain laws in place that become Federal law that override State laws...
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler emphasizes the need for federal laws to standardize policing and prevent state mishandling.

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