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On the recordJuly 22, 2009
Without an elected House, the entire Federal Government could be run, laws could be written, without a single branch representing the popular will.
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Jim Sensenbrenner
Republican · Wisconsin

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Sensenbrenner warns against the dangers of an unelected House in governance.

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