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John Conyers: “I think it suffers from the flaw that we just discussed, and that is it targets the actor and not the bad action.”

On the recordApril 15, 2013
I think it suffers from the flaw that we just discussed, and that is it targets the actor and not the bad action.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Conyers emphasizes that the SHIELD Act misdirects its focus in reforming litigation.

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