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Mike Lee: When the Administration starts to overstep its bounds and uses administrative agencies in a way that restricts on…

On the recordSeptember 11, 2012
When the Administration starts to overstep its bounds and uses administrative agencies in a way that restricts on fundamental First Amendment freedoms you are seeing a serious problem and you are seeing a serious overreach of Executive power.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

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Lee warns about the overreach of Executive power affecting First Amendment rights.

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