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John Conyers
@johnconyers· Democratic · MI· Mar 1, 2012

I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

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John Conyers
@johnconyers· Democratic · MI· Mar 1, 2012

I want to thank the gentlelady from Texas for her wide- ranging comments, for her very closely held beliefs, and for her very articulate way of joining me in the dialogue this morning. Mr. Speaker, I now yield to the gentlelady from…

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Tim Walberg
@timwalberg· Republican · MI· Feb 29, 2012

With Michigan's unemployment rate consistently higher than the national average, I remain committed to thoroughly reviewing the implications of burdensome regulations that have the potential to overwhelm my State's and country's job…

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John Conyers
@johnconyers· Democratic · MI· Feb 28, 2012

I have no further speakers, and so I yield back the balance of my time.

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John Conyers
@johnconyers· Democratic · MI· Feb 28, 2012

It is my pleasure to yield such time as she may consume to a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, my longstanding friend and supporter for many years, the gentlewoman from California, the Honorable Maxine Waters.

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John Conyers
@johnconyers· Democratic · MI· Feb 28, 2012

I reluctantly rise in opposition to the measure before us, the so- called Private Property Rights Protection Act. Now, while the goal of this legislation to protect property owners and tenants from the abuse of eminent domain is laudable…

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Fred Upton
@fredupton· Republican · MI· Feb 17, 2012

I thank the gentleman from the great State of Michigan for yielding. I rise, obviously, in support of this conference report. It's not perfect, but it is certainly the right thing to do now. Our economy is still struggling big time…

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Fred Upton
@fredupton· Republican · MI· Feb 17, 2012

I want to recognize my good friend and chairman of the Communications and Telecommunications Subcommittee, both Greg Walden and Anna Eshoo from California, for their tireless efforts to push this bill across the finish line. No qualified…

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Dan Benishek
@danbenishek· Republican · MI· Feb 17, 2012

From the 1099 provision, to IPAB, to the hundreds of billions of dollars in cuts to Medicare, it's clear that President Obama's health care law is bad medicine for America. But the recent ruling by the Department of Health and Human…

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Tim Walberg
@timwalberg· Republican · MI· Feb 16, 2012

I appreciate the opportunity from the gentleman from California to stand with my colleagues tonight to speak on an important issue. It was an amazing experience for me this morning to be part of the Oversight and Government Reform…

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Dan Benishek
@danbenishek· Republican · MI· Feb 15, 2012

Thank you, Dr. Fleming. I appreciate the opportunity to be here tonight to express my feelings about our cause to save Medicare. I've been taking care of patients in northern Michigan, in a rural setting, for the last 30 years. It…

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John Conyers
@johnconyers· Democratic · MI· Feb 9, 2012

Well, I thank the gentleman because there are some Members on the gentleman's side of the aisle that say, if Congress delays action on the political intelligence industry, we will stay in the shadows, just the way Wall Street likes it. So…

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John Conyers
@johnconyers· Democratic · MI· Feb 9, 2012

Thank you, sir. Why are we passing this law if the conduct we are prohibiting is already illegal?

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John Conyers
@johnconyers· Democratic · MI· Feb 9, 2012

I yield myself such time as I may consume. May I ask the distinguished majority leader one question, why he took political intelligence out of this provision? I yield to the gentleman from Virginia.

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John Conyers
@johnconyers· Democratic · MI· Feb 9, 2012

I thank the gentleman very much. I'm pleased now to yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cummings), the ranking member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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John Conyers
@johnconyers· Democratic · MI· Feb 9, 2012

Because we've got the 16 from our distinguished Judiciary colleague Mr. Lungren. These are merely technical errors that are corrected by the enrolling resolution that surely he must have heard about. These aren't errors that would have…

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John Conyers
@johnconyers· Democratic · MI· Feb 9, 2012

I'm prepared to close, and I do so by yielding the balance of my time to the distinguished gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee). The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Texas is recognized for 2\1/2\ minutes.

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John Conyers
@johnconyers· Democratic · MI· Feb 9, 2012

I am pleased to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Virginia, Bobby Scott, the ranking member of the subcommittee to which this measure would have gone had we been able to hold hearings.

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