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Mike Lee: Yes. That is my understanding based on the text of the Constitution, based on the history of the Constitution, its…

On the recordJanuary 31, 2012
Yes. That is my understanding based on the text of the Constitution, based on the history of the Constitution, its original understanding, and on custom and practice as it has evolved over the last two centuries.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

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Lee affirms that only the Senate can determine its recess status.

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