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John Conyers: it is my experience in conferences the lights frequently go out and measures get substituted and all kinds of weird…

On the recordMay 12, 2004
it is my experience in conferences the lights frequently go out and measures get substituted and all kinds of weird things go on. Let us do this in broad daylight, with everybody looking and listening. Conferences have not been the way the democratic process has been enhanced in my career in Congress, sir.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Discussing the transparency of congressional conferences.

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