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On the recordMarch 16, 2011
Honestly, I tell you I can't find anything in here, in the Constitution, that allows us this right to tell the public or tell the manufacturers, can you share with me what section of the Constitution, where would I find it in there that says we are going to set the standards for automobiles?
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David McKinley
Republican · West Virginia

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McKinley questions the constitutional basis for government setting automobile standards.

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