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John Conyers: “With six Members here, and probably more to come, under the 5-minute rule, there is no way she can ever get to any kind…”

On the recordJune 19, 2012
With six Members here, and probably more to come, under the 5-minute rule, there is no way she can ever get to any kind of a cogent response to the issues that were raised, some of which are very serious.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Conyers critiques the 5-minute rule limiting responses during hearings.

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