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Russ Feingold: “It was a unanimous decision, 9 to 0. The U.S. Senate, including yourself, voted overwhelmingly for something that in my…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 1997
It was a unanimous decision, 9 to 0. The U.S. Senate, including yourself, voted overwhelmingly for something that in my view, was unconstitutional on its face. What was the downside of it? What happened? What happened was that the law was struck down, isn't that right?
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Russ Feingold
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Discussing a unanimous Senate vote on a law he believes was unconstitutional.

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