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On the recordSeptember 12, 2016
I'm deeply disappointed we are wasting our time on our limited time that we have in this Congress, in this Committee on this hearing.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Conyers expresses frustration over the focus of Congress instead of pressing issues like voting rights.

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