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TJ Cox: There is no death penalty provision. There are obviously death penalty provisions on the books for terrorism but that is…

On the recordAugust 2, 1996
There is no death penalty provision. There are obviously death penalty provisions on the books for terrorism but that is not a subject in this bill. As you know, when we were discussing this before the Committee on Rules, we indicated there would not be anything about the death penalty in the bill.
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TJ Cox
California

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Discussing the absence of death penalty provisions in a specific bill.

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