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Jim Sensenbrenner: Today, 10 years after the Kelo decision, the case for Congress not proceeding with national eminent domain legislation…

On the recordJuly 8, 2015
Today, 10 years after the Kelo decision, the case for Congress not proceeding with national eminent domain legislation has only gotten stronger.
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Jim Sensenbrenner
Republican · Wisconsin

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He argues against national eminent domain legislation post-Kelo.

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