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John Conyers: “More sneaking reservations continue to crop up. Let me call the attention of the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. Goodlatte]…”

On the recordMarch 21, 1996
More sneaking reservations continue to crop up. Let me call the attention of the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. Goodlatte] to the fact that the growers like this idea. If the gentleman had only contacted the National Council of Loraza that represents the workers, they would have come back to you, we would not have to do what I am going to propose now. Because of his integrity and our close working relationship on the committee, why do we not work together, as the gentleman says, and he withdraw this amendment, and I promise him, with all the good faith I can muster, that I and the gentleman from California [Mr. Berman], will sit with him and try to work out the program?
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Addressing an amendment related to agricultural workers during a committee discussion.

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