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John Conyers: “I commend the gentleman's logic, because when we send it to the Sentencing Commission, they must send it back to us and…”

On the recordMay 7, 1996
I commend the gentleman's logic, because when we send it to the Sentencing Commission, they must send it back to us and then we can approve or then make any modifications we choose.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Discussing the process of sending legislation to the Sentencing Commission.

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