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Mike Lee: “If I were interpreting a statute, I would look, first and foremost, to the text and the plain language of statute”

On the recordApril 9, 2013
If I were interpreting a statute, I would look, first and foremost, to the text and the plain language of statute
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

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Emphasizes the importance of textual interpretation in statutory analysis.

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