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Mike Lee: “The President commented not too long ago that he believed that it would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of…”

On the recordJune 11, 2012
The President commented not too long ago that he believed that it would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Lee references the President's view on the Supreme Court overturning the Affordable Care Act.

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