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On the recordJuly 24, 2014
Despite the fact that it is generally accepted that the Federal Government does not possess a general police power, recent studies have concluded that the number of Federal criminal offenses on the books has grown from less than 20...
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F. Sensenbrenner
Republican · Wisconsin

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Sensenbrenner discusses the increase in federal criminal offenses over time.

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