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On the recordFebruary 7, 2011
I think the attorneys general are making decisions based on what they believe is in the best interests of the citizens of their State, and they are saying, People of our State have rights, and we have a Constitution, and that Constitution should trump the 2,700-page health care law.
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming
Source
govinfo.gov
Feb 7, 2011

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The speaker discusses the role of state attorneys general in relation to the health care law.

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