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Mike Kennedy: “The main thing is when the feds move in, then the state is…”

Featuring: Mike Kennedy, Republican | U.S. House Utah, 3rd Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 02:29

Of course, that was part of the many things that I thought about, and I saw it as an entirely nonfunctional policy for reasons that I'll explain later. If we get to that. But The main thing is when the feds move in, then the state is forced out and we already have a law that is doing the job. And also say, Carrie, is that it's not been litigated yet. And that's a big deal. (02:29–02:38)

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Asserts that federal intervention would override Utah's existing law on transgender procedures for minors.

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