John Conyers: “Does the gentleman know what I think? I think I can come to my own conclusion, then, with the gentleman declining to…”

“Does the gentleman know what I think? I think I can come to my own conclusion, then, with the gentleman declining to explain this. Mr. Chairman, I have two conclusions. One, he intended to do it this way; and, two, it was sloppy draftsmanship. Who knows? But we have got a problem, I would say to the gentleman, and it has been delineated very carefully in the discussion so far. Five minutes from now the gentleman will never have a chance to explain anything about this before 435 people vote on it. It is a very important subject matter. Some people are saying that whether this amendment succeeds or fails will determine the fate of the antiterrorist bill in the House of Representatives. We have a lot of things floating around here, and I just think that the gentleman might want to make us at least understand what he is doing. He is a respected person, a former leader in the Department of Justice. What in the world is going on here? Does the gentleman know that he would allow the Islamic Jihad to come into the United States and not be denominated a terrorist organization in his bill? May I get the gentleman's attention? If the gentleman does not want to talk to me, he does not have to, but does the gentleman know that? That is a fact.”