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Darrell Issa: “The government must prevail in every suit to keep its policy…”

Featuring: Darrell Issa, Republican | U.S. House California, 48th Congressional District

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Congressional Debate on the No Rogue Rulings Act of 2025 with Mr. Issa and Ranking Member Raskin

Published | Video Starts at 10:13

But I will say one more thing, maybe for everyone. The Biden administration Solicitor General said, and I quote that these national injunctions, they operate asystema with asymmetry. One of those words I can't do. The government must prevail in every suit to keep its policy in force. But plaintiffs can derail a federal program nationwide with but a single lower court victory. And that is really the crux of why we wanted to be limited to the plaintiffs before a judge so that his or her ruling applies to those plaintiffs. (10:13–10:25)

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Asserts that plaintiffs can stop federal programs with a single court victory, while the government must win every case.

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