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John Conyers: “Can one of the Members on the Republican side, including the gentleman from Connecticut [Mr. Shays], my good friend…”

On the recordMay 16, 1996
Can one of the Members on the Republican side, including the gentleman from Connecticut [Mr. Shays], my good friend, ever get off the rhetoric and start talking about what is in this great bill? The tax breaks are for the wealthy. There is a $13 billion increase in the military. Let us not say that Medicare or health care premiums are not going up. Let us talk specific. We have only got an hour for debate.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Criticizing the Republican side for focusing on rhetoric instead of the specifics of a bill.

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