I think it is important that we do this as Senators because I believe that among the founding generation, the Founding Fathers, there was no understanding that was more ubiquitous than the idea that what we were creating at the national level was not an all-purpose national government possessing general police powers but a limited-purpose Federal Government.
Mike Lee: “I think it is important that we do this as Senators because I believe that among the founding generation, the Founding…”
On the recordFebruary 1, 2011
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Senator Lee emphasizes the limited powers of the Federal Government as intended by the Founding Fathers.
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