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Jim Gerlach: “A hundred and seventeen of my colleagues and I support STOP because we believe, as our founders did, that we are a…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2014
A hundred and seventeen of my colleagues and I support STOP because we believe, as our founders did, that we are a Nation of laws.
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Jim Gerlach
Pennsylvania

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Gerlach advocates for a resolution to uphold the rule of law against executive actions.

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