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John Conyers: “I am talking about the civil penalties now. I am not talking about the criminal penalties. I agree with the criminal…”

On the recordJuly 16, 2002
I am talking about the civil penalties now. I am not talking about the criminal penalties. I agree with the criminal penalties. But there must have been some profound legal reasoning that led to the omission of civil penalties.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Discussing the omission of civil penalties in legislation.

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