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On the recordSeptember 12, 2016
There's so many matters that we have to come forth and could come forth in this Subcommittee, but we're not dealing with them.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Conyers criticizes Congress for neglecting important issues in favor of outdated statutes.

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