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John Conyers: “I would remind the gentlelady that we have jurisdiction over the District of Columbia, but we do not have the…”

On the recordJuly 31, 2012
I would remind the gentlelady that we have jurisdiction over the District of Columbia, but we do not have the prerogative to produce unconstitutional programs for them like H.R. 3803. I now yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from New York, Jerrold Nadler, the former chairman of the Constitution Committee of the Judiciary.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan
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Jul 31, 2012

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