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John Conyers: Did the gentleman know about it before all of us knew it? The gentleman knew about the $50 billion tobacco tax cut? Did…

On the recordApril 22, 1998
Did the gentleman know about it before all of us knew it? The gentleman knew about the $50 billion tobacco tax cut? Did he?
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Questioning a colleague about prior knowledge of a tobacco tax cut.

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