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On the recordSeptember 21, 2009
Of course, I mentioned the Sensenbrenner/Conyers PATRIOT Act that got doused in the Rules Committee.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Conyers references a version of the PATRIOT Act that was not advanced in the legislative process.

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