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On the recordMarch 13, 2012
The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the Federal Government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and infinite.
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Thomas Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn references Madison's view on limited federal powers.

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