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John Conyers: “I want to ask the gentlewoman, the author of the amendment, would she find that hearings and markups in the regular…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2000
I want to ask the gentlewoman, the author of the amendment, would she find that hearings and markups in the regular process would be helpful in developing an understanding around her motive and purpose for introducing this bill?
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Questioning the author of an amendment about the need for hearings and markups.

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