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Jamie Raskin: “That is the way it has been changed. It has been altered to that. When you introduced it, it required a conviction. I am…”

On the recordMarch 18, 2026
That is the way it has been changed. It has been altered to that. When you introduced it, it required a conviction. I am just wondering: What was your original logic, and why did you change your mind about that, if you did? Maybe you didn't.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Questioning changes made to a legislative proposal regarding conviction requirements.

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