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John Culberson: “That is absolutely a valid issue for the States to take up. We should all honor the 10th Amendment. The Constitution…”

On the recordApril 30, 2014
That is absolutely a valid issue for the States to take up. We should all honor the 10th Amendment. The Constitution delegates limited powers to the Congress. If it crosses State lines, interstate commerce, that is a valid Federal concern. If it is using Federal dollars, that is a valid Federal concern. But that debate, you are exactly right, should be held at the State level. When it comes to police powers, public health, public safety, that is reserved to the States under the 10th Amendment, and I would absolutely agree; but in a Federal facility, that is different. That is using Federal dollars to talk about a substance that is prohibited under Federal law. I have a problem with that.
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John Culberson
Texas
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Apr 30, 2014

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