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Paul Tonko: “There is an obvious political agenda here, I believe, and I hope that we will put an end to infringing on states'…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2016
There is an obvious political agenda here, I believe, and I hope that we will put an end to infringing on states' rights.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Tonko criticizes the political motives behind subpoenas against state AGs.

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