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Jim Inhofe: “I have often said, there is an old, worn out document nobody reads anymore; it is called the Constitution. We are…”

On the recordMay 16, 2017
I have often said, there is an old, worn out document nobody reads anymore; it is called the Constitution. We are supposed to be doing two things here: defending America, and they called them post roads back there, but they are talking about infrastructure.
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma

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Inhofe emphasizes the constitutional duty to support infrastructure.

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