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John Conyers: “I cannot overstate how serious I believe this issue is, as a separate, but equal, branch of the Government.”

On the recordFebruary 9, 2016
I cannot overstate how serious I believe this issue is, as a separate, but equal, branch of the Government.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Conyers stresses the importance of Congress's role in lawmaking.

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