On the recordNovember 2, 2023
Our role as lawmakers is a special one. We are empowered by the Constitution to make laws which are necessary and proper, to serve the Nation as it changes in whatever form that may be.
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Highlighting the legislative responsibility to adapt laws for a changing nation.
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