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On the recordDecember 1, 2014
it didn't give it to the President; clearly, and simply gave it to the Congress. Now, some of us may disagree with that. But it's the Constitution.
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Bob Goodlatte
Republican · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing that the Constitution grants Congress, not the President, the power over naturalization.

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