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John Conyers: “Mr. Speaker, apparently, Members of the Congress now all very simplistically refute James Madison. The gentlewoman from…”

On the recordApril 25, 2001
Mr. Speaker, apparently, Members of the Congress now all very simplistically refute James Madison. The gentlewoman from Pennsylvania (Ms. Hart), the previous speaker, a very important and valuable member of the Committee on the Judiciary, just told us in effect, who cares what Madison was thinking? I mean, that was then, and this is now.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Addressing a debate on the relevance of James Madison's ideas in contemporary Congress.

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