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Orrin Hatch: You know, Congress has a few times told the States that they had to pass certain legislation, but only as a condition of…

On the recordJuly 14, 2014
You know, Congress has a few times told the States that they had to pass certain legislation, but only as a condition of receiving Federal funds of some kind.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Hatch remarks on Congress's power to influence state legislation through funding.

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