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On the recordMay 16, 2016
The modern Federal administrative state is an institution unforeseen by the Framers of our Constitution and rapidly mushrooming out of control.
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Bob Goodlatte
Republican · Virginia

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Goodlatte critiques the growth of the Federal administrative state.

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