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On the recordMarch 23, 2009
Feres was wrongly decided. The Federal Tort Claims Act does not exclude service members from its coverage.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Conyers argues that the Feres doctrine incorrectly denies service members the right to sue under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

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