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Jerry Nadler: “If we knowingly fail to act, or if we act by passing symbolic but ineffective and unconstitutional measures, we will…”

On the recordJuly 22, 2009
If we knowingly fail to act, or if we act by passing symbolic but ineffective and unconstitutional measures, we will have left the nation in peril and failed in our responsibilities.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler emphasizes the need for effective action to protect the nation.

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