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On the recordJune 21, 2016
The Constitution sets forth a system of checks and balances, which grants each branch of government tools to ensure that no one branch of government attains too much power.
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Bob Goodlatte
Republican · Virginia

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Goodlatte emphasizes the importance of checks and balances in government.

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