On the recordJanuary 9, 2017
Our Federal Government was always intended as a limited-purpose national government, not a general-purpose national government.
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congress.govMike Lee: “Our Federal Government was always intended as a limited-purpose national government, not a general-purpose national…”
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Lee discusses the original intent of federal government powers.
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