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Louie Gohmert: “The right to regulate is far different from the right to mandate.”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2011
The right to regulate is far different from the right to mandate.
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Louie Gohmert
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Gohmert emphasizes the distinction between regulation and mandates in government authority.

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