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Mike Lee: We, too, as a Congress, we are a legislative body with limited jurisdiction, even though we do not always act like it.

On the recordMarch 13, 2012
We, too, as a Congress, we are a legislative body with limited jurisdiction, even though we do not always act like it.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

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Senator Lee emphasizes Congress's limited jurisdiction similar to federal courts.

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