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Bob Goodlatte: “The fact that this is only an estimate means that no one knows exactly how many provisions in the federal Code subject…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2014
The fact that this is only an estimate means that no one knows exactly how many provisions in the federal Code subject American citizens to criminal sanctions.
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Bob Goodlatte
Republican · Virginia

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Goodlatte highlights the uncertainty in the number of federal crimes affecting citizens.

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