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Bobby Rush: “I thank the gentlelady. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers), the ranking member on the…”

On the recordDecember 9, 2014
I thank the gentlelady. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers), the ranking member on the Judiciary Committee, the one who will ascend to the dean of the House, the legendary civil rights icon.
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Bobby Rush
Democratic · Illinois
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Dec 9, 2014

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