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Mike Lee: “Most of the powers of the federal government are those…”

Featuring: Mike Lee, Republican | U.S. Senate from Utah

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Sen. Lee Stands for SAVE America Act: March 25th

Published | Video Starts at 28:27

Now, if you read through the Constitution, you can do it in a few minutes. Around 5,000 words doesn't take that long. Most of the powers of the federal government are those powers enumerated or listed or given to Congress in one part of the Constitution. There are a few others that you can find throughout the document. Most of them can be found in Article 1, Section 8, with 18 separate clauses. (28:27–28:36)

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Asserts that federal powers are primarily those enumerated in the Constitution.

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