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On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
We the People, of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
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John Boehner
Ohio
Source
govinfo.gov
Jan 6, 2011

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is reciting the preamble of the U.S. Constitution.

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