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Bob Goodlatte: “Is essentially rewriting the law by blowing wide open a small window of discretion that Congress gave it for law…”

On the recordJanuary 20, 2016
Is essentially rewriting the law by blowing wide open a small window of discretion that Congress gave it for law enforcement and national security reasons.
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Bob Goodlatte
Republican · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Criticism of the Obama administration's use of waiver authority regarding travel restrictions.

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