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On the recordApril 26, 2016
if you have an oath, why do we have to have a constitutional amendment in order for Congress to do what is best for the country?
Said by
Thomas Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn questions the need for a constitutional amendment for Congress to act responsibly.

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