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Brian Baird: “It is time for Congress to act on them before they are needed, not after.”

On the recordJuly 22, 2009
It is time for Congress to act on them before they are needed, not after.
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Brian Baird
Washington

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Baird urges Congress to proactively address constitutional solutions for emergencies.

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